On the obverse of the coin on the right on a matte background - face value 5 / griven, vertically inscribed UKRAINE, the year of coinage 2016 and the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine; on the left, on a mirror background, is a Cossack with a musket holding a shield, on the shield is the small State Emblem of Ukraine.

On the reverse of the coin there is a stylized heraldic symbol of the Cossack state - `the national emblem` - a Cossack with a musket, in the top of a semicircle the inscription Cossack State.

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Dedicated to the title page of the history of the nation, brought glory and immortality to the Ukrainian people, and represents the Ukrainian Cossack state (1648 - 1782), which appeared in the fire of the national liberation revolution of the mid-XVII century, headed by the hetman Bogdan Khmelnitsky. The coin is included in a set of four commemorative coins in souvenir packaging: `Kievan Rus`,` Galician kingdom`, `Cossack state`,` 25 years of Ukraine’s independence `, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, each of which represents a particular stage of statehood and development of the state over the millennium.