Coin 5 kopek 2004

The coin was struck with different dies, so its price depends on the variety: common ones are worth about face value, rare ones up to UAH 30.

How to read the code: digits stand for the obverse die (the side with the trident), capital letters for the reverse die (the side with the denomination), the final letter or digit for the edge type. Codes follow I. Kolomiiets’ catalogue “Standard Coins of Ukraine”.

Varieties and indicative prices: Coin 5 kopek 2004
Variety	Distinctive feature	Rarity	Price
1ВБм	raised “5”, thick stroke	Common	face value
1ВВм	flat “5”	Common	face value
1ВГм	thin stroke over “Й”	Common	face value
2ВБм	thin trident, raised “5”	Scarce	UAH 20–30
2ВВм	thin trident, flat “5”	Common	face value
2ВГм	thin trident, thin stroke	Common	face value

2004 5 kopek variety features

5 kopek 2004 1ВБм — raised “5”, thick stroke

Commonface value

The regular obverse (thick trident lines, closely set grains) with reverse ВБ: a wide raised “5” with smoothed edges and a thick stroke over “Й”. With the thin trident the same coin is the pricier 2ВБм.

Obverse 1: full view, trident, grains and numeral “2”

Obverses 1 and 2: trident lines and grains compared

Reverse ВБ: full view, numeral 5 and stroke above “Й”

Reverses ВБ, ВВ and ВГ: numeral 5 and stroke above “Й” compared

5 kopek 2004 1ВВм — flat “5”

Commonface value

The regular obverse with reverse ВВ: a wide flat “5” with crisp square corners and a thick stroke over “Й”.

Reverse ВВ: full view, numeral 5 and stroke above “Й”

5 kopek 2004 1ВГм — thin stroke over “Й”

Commonface value

The regular obverse with reverse ВГ: a narrow raised “5” and a thin stroke over “Й”, about 0.25 mm.

Reverse ВГ: full view, numeral 5 and stroke above “Й”

5 kopek 2004 2ВБм — thin trident, raised “5”

ScarceUAH 20–30

The only 2004 5 kopiyok variety worth more than face value.

trident lines one and a half times thinner than the gap to the right edge of the shield
a raised “5” with smoothed edges
a thick stroke over “Й”, about 0.4 mm