The National Bank of Ukraine has put into circulation 5 hryvnen "75 years to Zhytomyr Oblast" coin on November 29th, 2012.

Face value of new "75 years to Zhytomyr Oblast" coin is 5 hryven, bimetal, weight 9.4 g, diameter 28 mm, proof quality. Mintagage 15 000 pcs. Coin is minted at the Mint of National Bank of Ukraine.

Zhytomyr Oblast is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937. The oblast is located in the historic region of Polesia

Source of information: National Bank of Ukraine www.bank.gov.ua