Above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), under which are the coin’s issue year 2018 and face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); in the center is a gilt image* of a boar – a Scythian gold figurine (late 4th century B.C.), under which, against a matt background, is the fight scene depicted on the Gold Pectoral that comes from the Thick Grave (Tovsta Mohyla) (mid-4th century B.C.).
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
2018
5 ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse description
To the left, against a smooth background, is an image of a boar, to the right of which is the vertical legend ВЕПР (boar) (above); to the right is a conventionalized fragment of a Scythian plate featuring a boar.
