5 Hryven – Ukraine

Ukraine's small coat of arms, "УКРАЇНА," the year 2017, and the face value 5 hryvnias are above. Below is a fragment of a 13th-century lion plate from the Kherson Museum, shown alongside an image of the complete plate.

A lion's head sits beside a fragment of 11th-century slate relief from Kyiv's Pechersk Lavra, depicting lions. Such antique motifs—griffons, centaurs, and dragons—were popular in old Rus decorative art.