5 Hryven Shchedryk

2016 year


Nickel brass (German silver)	16.54 g	35 mm

Description

Issuer	Ukraine
Issuing bank	National Bank of Ukraine (Національний банк України)
Period	Republic (1991-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2016
Value	5 Hryven 5 UAH = USD 0.12
Currency	Hryvnia (1996-date)
Composition	Nickel brass (German silver)
Weight	16.54 g
Diameter	35 mm
Thickness	2.12 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-10-08

References

Numista	N#81609
Rarity index	41%

Reverse

There is a group of singing carolers, one of them is holding a Christmas star.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
ЩЕДРІВОЧКА
ЩЕДРИК
ЩЕДРИК

Engraver: Anatolii Demianenko

Designers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first performance of the Schedryk carol of Mykola Leontovych by the Kyiv University choir. Mykola Leontovych was an innovative Ukrainian composer. He excelled in creating small choral pieces and arranged about 200 folk songs. He had no equal for his good ear for folk music and for using musical means to create poetic images. 'Shchedryk' is one of the most popular Leontovych's arrangements, which the composer worked on almost all his life. It is known not only in Ukraine but also in the entire world as 'The Carol of the Bells', 'The Ukrainian Bell Carol', or 'The Ukrainian Carol'.

Interesting fact

The 5 Hryven (Shchedryk) 2016 coin from Ukraine features a unique design that combines traditional Ukrainian folk motifs with modern technology. The coin's reverse side features a colorful image of a Ukrainian girl wearing a traditional embroidered dress, surrounded by intricate patterns and designs that are typical of Ukrainian folk art. The image is created using a technique called "pad printing," which allows for the application of colorful designs on metal surfaces. This technique gives the coin a unique and eye-catching look that sets it apart from other coins.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2016	50000	-	-	-	-	-	-

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