| 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 |
corrugated |
20000 |
| Series: Oriental calendar |
| This coin commemorates the year of the rooster according to a calendar of Chinese origin. The calendar is based on the twelve-year orbit of Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. |
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Obverse: above is Ukraine`s small coat of arms, beneath which is the legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК/УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center surrounded by a conventionalized floral ornament is the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); below is the coin issue year – 2017, the coin`s metal – Ag 925, fine weight – 15.55 g, and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works. |
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Reverse: surrounded by a conventionalized floral ornament is an image of the rooster, done in a lubok printing style. The rooster`s eye is decorated with a yellow cubic zirconium oxide. Above and below this composition there are sketches of all the 12 symbols of the Chinese calendar. |
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| Designer: Volodymyr Taran , Oleksandr Kharuk , Serhii Kharuk |
| Engraver: Sviatoslav Ivanenko , Volodymyr Atamanchuk |
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