There is Ukraine`s small coat of arms, above which is the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); there is also the following composition: stylized trees bearing fruit, which symbolize spiritual and material culture; to the right and left of the trees are vertical strips resembling the facade of the modern museum building; beneath, against a smooth background, is the coin issue year 2020 (separated by a tree trunk); against the backdrop of a stylized ornament is the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); to the right, is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
2020
5
ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse description
There is the following stylized composition: to the left and right are the museum’s facades that date back to different historical periods; in the center is a decorative arch, inside which is a portrait of Mykola Sumtsov; there are the following legends: 100/РОКІВ (100/years) (above), ХАРКІВСЬКИЙ ІСТОРИЧНИЙ МУЗЕЙ (Kharkiv Historical Museum) (semicircular, above the portrait), ІМЕНІ/ М. Ф. СУМЦОВА (Mykola/Sumtsov) (beneath, against a matt background).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
100 РОКІВ
ХАРКІВСЬКИЙ ІСТОРИЧНИЙ МУЗЕЙ
ІМЕНІ М.Ф. СУМЦОВА
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)