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5 Hryven Ornek. A Crimean Tatar Ornament
| Issuer | National Bank of Ukraine |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 5 Hryven |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by a densely composed, symmetrical Ornek ornament rendered in high relief, imitating the texture of embroidered needlework. The design is structured around a central vertical axis from which stylised tulip and carnation blossoms, scrolling vines, palmette forms, and acanthus-like foliate elements radiate in bilateral symmetry. Each motif is rendered with fine hatched and cross-hatched surface detail, faithfully reproducing the appearance of traditional Crimean Tatar embroidery stitches. The composition fills the entire coin field to the raised rim, with no legends or inscriptions present on this face. |
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| Mint | National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date) |
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Issued in 2024, this coin belongs to Ukraine's long-running commemorative program documenting the cultural heritage of the Crimean Tatar people — a community deported en masse by Stalin in May 1944, when the entire population of roughly 190,000 was forcibly relocated to Central Asia and Siberia. Tens of thousands died within the first two years. The ornamental traditions preserved on issues like this one survived largely through diaspora communities maintaining craft practices across decades of Soviet-enforced exile.
The timing of the 2024 release, during active wartime, carries its own weight — Crimea has been under Russian occupation since 2014.