National Bank of Ukraine

5 hryvnias

Silver 925°

3000

Uncirculated with greening

Designers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

Banknote Printing and Minting Works of the National Bank of Ukraine

Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription “НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ” (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre there are two birds sitting among branches in a conventionalized nest the centre whereof is like the Earth. The composition symbolizes the humankind life – the Earth is the home for people as the nest is the home for birds. Below there are the legend “2011” (the coin issue year) and the semicircular inscription “П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ” (five hryvnias). Reverse: the hand-like branches extending to the Sun are depicted; along the coin circumference there are the legends “МІЖНАРОДНИЙ РІК ЛІСІВ” (International Year of Forests) above and “ЗБЕРЕЖЕМО ЗАРАДИ ЖИТТЯ” (We shall salvage for the sake of the life) below.

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the International Year of Forests, i.e. 2011, declared such by the United Nations. The forests are a type of natural landscapes with corresponding vegetation, fauna, microorganisms, depending upon one another in their evolution. They are a component of the national natural resources of the country, ponderable for the life harmony of human beings.