At the top on a mirror background is a Ukraine’s small coat of arms, on both sides of which is the year 2020, above the coat of arms is the inscription УКРАЇНА (UKRAINE). Under the coat of arms is a face value of the coin 5 / ГРИВЕНЬ (5 HRYVNIAS). On both sides are stylized sprout with leaves and inscriptions on a matte background: КNИГИ / БУТТЯ / УКРАЇN- / СЬКОГО / NАРОДУ (BOOKS OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE (left), СТАТУТ / СЛОВ’ЯN- / СЬКОГО / БРАТСТВА СВ. КИРИЛА / І МЕФОДІЯ (THE STATUTE OF THE SLAVIC BROTHERHOOD OF ST. KYRYLO AND MEFODII) (right). Below is the logo of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.
Description reverse
On a mirror background are the portraits of members of the society: Taras Shevchenko (left), Mykola Kostomarov (center), Panteleimon Kulish (right), below is a print of a wax seal. Inscriptions are: КИРИЛО-МЕФОДІЇВСЬКЕ / ТОВАРИСТВО (KYRYLO and MEFODII’S SOCIETY (above in a semicircle), 175 / РОКІВ (175 YEARS) (above portraits), ТАРАС / ШЕВЧЕНКО (TARAS SHEVCHENKO), МИКОЛА / КОСТОМАРОВ (MYKOLA KOSTOMAROV), ПАНТЕЛЕЙМОН / КУЛІШ (PANTELEIMON KULISH) (under the portraits) “І ПІЗНАЄТЕ ІСТИНУ, І ІСТИНА ВИЗВОЛИТЬ ВАС” ("AND YOU KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH WILL RELEASE YOU" (semicircle above the seal).
Reference
Ukraine. 5 Hryvnias (Base Metal) 2020, National Bank of Ukraine. CoCo UA-2020-0024.
