Obverse (Kingdom of Galicia coin): to the left against a matt background is the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), the vertical legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2016, and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works; to the right against a smooth background is a heraldic lion, a symbol of the principality of Galicia-Volhynia; the lion holds a shield bearing an image of Ukraine`s small coat of arms.