Year of the Dragon in a souvenir package

Denomination: UAH 5

Date of introduction into circulation: 24.11.2023

Material: nickel silver

Dedicated to one of the animals of the twelve-year eastern calendar.

On the obverse side of the coin is placed: at the top – a small State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, to the right of which is the inscription UKRAINE in a semicircle; 12 symbols of the Eastern calendar are depicted in a circle on a mirror background, in the center of the circle - a stylized clock with an arrow pointing to a dragon - a symbol of the year, under the arrow - 2024; at the bottom left, the inscription in a semicircle 5 HRYVNA; on a matte background, the symbols of each season stylized as Ukrainian vytynanka are depicted: a snowflake (above), a flower (right), a berry (below), a leaf (left); logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (on the right above the tiger symbol).

The reverse of the coin depicts a stylized symbol of the Eastern calendar of 2024 - a dragon arranged in a triangle, which is a symbol of the male principle and the element of fire; on the right of the dragon is the chevron of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a symbol of courage and strength of Ukrainian defenders. The dragon is surrounded by stylized symbols characteristic of each season: snowflakes (top right), flowers (bottom right), fruits (bottom left), branches (top left).

Artist: Marina Kuts

Sculptor: Volodymyr Demyanenko

Circulation (announced/actual), units: 80,000/80,000

Mass, g: 16.54

Diameter, mm: 35

Mint quality category: special uncirculated

Band: grooved