To the left, are the coin issue year 2018, Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the vertical legends UKRAINE/УКРАЇНА; to the right, are the coin face value П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias), the coin’s metal and fine weight Ag 999 15,55 (Ag 999 15.55) (vertically), and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (beneath); above, against a smooth background, is a book, symbolizing learning – on both sides of the book are flowers; under the book is a composition that symbolizes the unity of humans and the planet Earth: against a red background containing silver hearts (pad printing) is a gilt heart (local gilding, fine weight no less than 0,0001 g), inside which are the outlines of the continents; the composition is supported by human hands, which symbolize life protection and preservation.
Obverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Obverse lettering
2018
UKRAINE
УКРАЇНА
П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ
Ag999 15,55
Reverse description
Against the backdrop of hearts is the following composition: against a black background is a colored olive branch (pad printing), which is held by a dove – a symbol of peace; to the left of the dove is a graphical representations of the golden ratio, which Renaissance thinkers called the embodiment of a divine nature ; there are the following vertical legends: THE ERA OF PEACE (to the left) and ЕРА МИРУ (to the right).
Reverse script
Cyrillic, Latin
Reverse lettering
THE ERA OF PEACE
ЕРА МИРУ
Edge
Smooth
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)