Ukraine - 5 UAH 2023 Year of the Dragon 2024

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

Reverse Description

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 masculine principle and the element of fire; on the right side of the dragon there is a chevron of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a symbol of the courage and strength of Ukrainian defenders. The dragon is surrounded in a circle by stylized symbols inherent in each season: snowflakes (top right), flowers (bottom right), fruits (bottom left), branches (top left).

Obverse description

Obverse of the coin depicts: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine, to the right of which there is the semicircular inscription ???????; on a mirror background, 12 symbols of the Eastern calendar are depicted in a circle, in the center of the circle there is a stylized clock with an arrow pointing to a dragon a symbol of the year, under the arrow 2024; at the bottom left there is a semicircular inscription 5 ???????; On a matte background, there are symbols of each season stylized as Ukrainian vytynanka: a snowflake (above), a flower (on the right), a berry (below), a leaf (on the left); the logo of the Banknote Printing and Minting Works of the National Bank of Ukraine (to the right above the tiger symbol).