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5 hryven UKRAINE 2020 - 175 years since the establishment of the Brotherhood of Cyril and Methodius

€6,50 EUR



Obverse : Above, on a plain background, is the small coat of arms of Ukraine, on both sides of which are the figures 2020; on the coat of arms is the legend ??????? (Ukraine); Below the coat of arms is the face value of the coin 5 / ??????? (5/hryvnias); on both sides of the coat of arms and legends there are stylized branches with leaves; On a matte background are the following legends: ?N??? / ????? / ?????N- / ?????? /N????? (books about the life of the Ukrainian people) (on the left), ?????? / ????'?N- / ????? / ?? / ???. ?????? /? ??????? (ordinance of the Slavic Brotherhood of Cyril and Methodius) (on the right); Below is the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Reverse : on a plain background there are portraits of some of the members of the brotherhood: the portrait of Shevchenko (on the left), the portrait of Kostomarov (in the center) and the portrait of Kulish (on the right); underneath is a wax seal; there are the following legends: ??????-???????????? ???????????? (Brotherhood of Cyril and Methodius) (above, semicircular); 175 / ????? (175/years) (above portraits); ????? ???????? (Taras Shevchenko) (under the portrait of Shevchenko); ?????? ???????????? (Mykola Kostomarov) (under the portrait of Kostomarov); ????????????? ????? (Panteleimon Kulish) (under the portrait of Kulish); and ? ???????? ??????, ? ?????? ????????? ??? (and you will learn the truth, and the truth will set you free) (semicircular, on the seal).


This coin celebrates the Brotherhood of Cyril and Methodius, a Ukrainian underground organization that was founded in kyiv in late 1845, marking the rise of the national and Panslavic movements. The brotherhood played an important role in the development of national, political and historical thought and in the formation of the Ukrainian idea. Among the leading members of the brotherhood were Mykola Kostomarov, Panteleimon Kulish, Taras Shevchenko, Mykola Hulak, Heorhii Andruzkyi and Vasyl Bilozerskyi.




Country : Ukraine

Year : 2020

Quality : S/C

Face value : 5 hryven

Circulation : 30,000 units

Diameter : 35mm

Weight : 16.55g

Metal : Nickel plated