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.