Denomination Metal Weight of pure precious metals, g Diameter, mm Quality class of coinage Edge Mintage, pcs
5 silver (Ag 925) 15.55 33 proof smooth with in-depth legends 5000
Series: Outstanding Personalities of Ukraine
The coin is dedicated to Ivan Fedorov, a prominent figure in the culture of East Slavs, well-known printing pioneer, engineer and inventor, engraver, foundry work master, who produced the first printed books in Ukraine – `Apostol` (Acts and Epistles of the Apostles) in 1574, `Azbuka` (an Alphabet book for East Slavs) in the same year, the Ostroh Bible in 1581.
Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre against the background of the quill pen there is depicted the matrix plate of a page from the `Apostol` book; beneath there are the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) and issue year 2010.
Reverse: there is a conventionalized portrait of Ivan Fedorov; to the left of the portrait there is depicted his imprint, to the right – his life years 1510/1583; above there is the semicircular conventionalized inscription ІВАН ФЕДОРОВ (Ivan Fedorov).
Designer: Roman Chaikovskyi
Engraver: Roman Chaikovskyi , Sviatoslav Ivanenko