This coin celebrates an organization with a century-long history full of mercy, humanity, and compassion. The society is guided by the fundamental principles developed by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. These principles envisage the provision of assistance to all of those in need, without discrimination in terms of nation, race, gender, language or class, and regardless of their religious and political beliefs.
Obverse: above, against the smooth background of a conventionalized cross, are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); there are the seven fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: ГУМАННІСТЬ/ НЕУПЕРЕДЖЕНІСТЬ/ НЕЙТРАЛЬНІСТЬ/ НЕЗАЛЕЖНІСТЬ/ ДОБРОВІЛЬНІСТЬ/ ЄДИНІСТЬ/ УНІВЕРСАЛЬНІСТЬ (humanity/impartiality/neutrality/independence/voluntary service/ unity/universality); beneath are the coin’s face value – 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias), the issue year – 2018, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the right).
Reverse: there is the emblem of the Red Cross Society (pad-printed), below which is a conventionalized guelder-rose branch (some berries are red); under the branch are the following years: 1918 (to the left) and 2018 (to the right); there are the following circular legends: УТВОРЕННЯ ТОВАРИСТВА (above) ЧЕРВОНОГО ХРЕСТА УКРАЇНИ (below) (Establishment of the Ukrainian Red-Cross Society).