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5 Hryven Odessa National Opera and Ballet
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The central field depicts a ballet scene with dancers in performance. Above the scene, the Small National Emblem of Ukraine (trident) is displayed prominently. The circular legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) runs along the upper portion of the coin's periphery. In the lower field, the denomination 5 ГРИВЕНЬ and the mint year 2007 are inscribed. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Ukraine's commemorative 5-hryvnia base-metal series launched in the early 2000s as a cost-conscious alternative to the silver issues, allowing the National Bank to mark cultural institutions without the expense of precious-metal strikes. The Odessa National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, opened in 1887, was designed by the Viennese firm Fellner & Helmer — the same architectural partnership responsible for dozens of opera houses across the Austro-Hungarian sphere.
The theatre was badly damaged by a fire in 1925 and underwent substantial reconstruction before reopening. Odessa itself was under Romanian administration from 1941 to 1944, during which the building continued to function as a venue.