1. List of commemorative coins of Ukraine made of precious metals
2. The Dolphin, value 2018

Coin The Dolphin 5 UAH, market price 14.03.2026

Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), under which are the coin’s issue year 2018 and face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); in the center is a gilt image* of a dolphin – a fibula in the form of a dolphin found in a Sarmatian burial mound in Crimea, below which is an Olbian coin (4th century B.C.)

Reverse: to the left, against a smooth background, are an image of a dolphin and conventionalized waves (below), to the right of which is the vertical legend ДЕЛЬФІН (dolphin); to the right, against a matt background, is an Olbian coin with an image of a dolphin.

This coin commemorates the dolphin and its representations in cultural monuments from various epochs. These monuments were created by the tribes and peoples that inhabited Ukraine and made a significant contribution to the world collection of antiquities. The tribes and peoples that inhabited Ukrainian lands for thousands of years created a culture and handed it down to future generations. The respect these peoples had for nature, animals in particular, was reflected in their beliefs and religions.