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Description:
Obverse
Above is Ukraine's small coat of arms; there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), under which is the coin's issue year - 2017, and П'ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works; in the center is a conventionalized composition that symbolizes the oblast: the main building of Nizhyn Gogol State University (above), to the right is the wooden St. George's Church (in the town of Sedniv), under which is a slate relief from the Boris and Gleb Cathedral; below is a meander ornament (from the Mezine site), ears of wheat, a crane, and trees; in the center is a conventionalized image of the Desna River.
Reverse
There are the oblast's coat of arms and the circular legends: ЧЕРНІГІВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ (Chernihiv oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ (established in 1932) (below).
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