5 hryvnias

2015

Day of Defender of Ukraine

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General

2015
12.10.2015
50 000

Coin type

16.54 гр.
35 мм

Description

Obverse
On the obverse of the coin on the background of the ornament are placed: the figure of the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the omofor of which the Cossacks (left) and modern warriors-defenders (right) small State Emblem of Ukraine (left); at the top of the semicircle of the inscription: UKRAINE, 2015, FIVE HRIVEN - and the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (right).
Reverse
On the reverse of the coin on the background of camouflage (used pad printing) a trident is depicted stylized - Sign of the Prince Vladimir Great State, in the semicircle at the top of the inscription: FOR HONOR! FOR GLORY! FOR THE PEOPLE!
Edge
Fluted
Description
Dedicated to the memory of courage and heroism, rebelliousness and freedom of love of fighters for the national cause of all generations and the Day of Defender of Ukraine. This holiday, according to historical tradition, is celebrated on October 14 - the day of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, for which the second name was also fixed - Cossack Protection, it is associated with such concepts as military honor, valor, courage and knighthood. The image of the Mother of God, which holds a white long cover, became a kind of talisman of Ukraine, a symbol of its original desire to establish harmony and peace.