The new UAH 5 coin could be issued this autumn, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Yakiv Smolii has said. "Now I am not ready to say when the issue of UAH 5 [coins] will be. But I think it is expected in the autumn," he told reporters on Thursday. Earlier, the NBU announced its intention to issue coins with a face value of UAH 5 in 2019, UAH 10 - in 2020. From October 1, 2019, the NBU will withdraw from circulation coins in denominations of 1, 2, and 5 kopecks.