Above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), below which is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; on both sides of the coat of arms are the numbers 20 and 18; in the center is the following composition: a shield depicting a tower, on both sides of which is a stylized map of the area with the legends р. Бог (the Boh River) (to the left) and р. Божок (the Bozhok River) (to the right) – the ancient names of the rivers; below the composition is a ribbon with the legend УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩИТ ЄВРОПИ (the Ukrainian shield of Europe); beneath, against the background of merlons, is the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); to the left, is the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
20 18
р.Бог р.Божок
УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩИТ ЄВРОПИ
5
ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse description
Bird’s-eye view of the mighty Medzhybizh Castle.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
МЕДЖИБİЗЬКА ФОРТЕЦЯ XII - XVI СТ. (Translation: Medzhybizh Castle the 12th – the 16th centuries)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)