Horse-drawn tram in Ukraine.

So here we have the Ukrainian hryvna, nominal - 5. The year of issue of this coin is 2016, mint: National Bank of Ukraine, Kiev. Total circulation - 35000.

The coin is dedicated to the horse-drawn tram - the first rail street transport. Construction projects on the territory of modern Ukraine in the era of rapid technological progress appear in the second half of the XIX century: first in Lviv, and then in Kiev.

The first time the possibility of a horse-drawn tram in Lviv was discussed was in the late 1860s. In 1870, a project for the construction of a horse-drawn tram in Lviv was developed by two British firms but was rejected by the Lviv City Council.

However, in 1878, when it became clear that without public transport the city could not thrive, the city council announced a competition for the construction of tramways. Applications were filed by Belgian and Trieste tram companies. The commission created by the magistrate preferred the Trieste Tramway Company ( "Societa Triestina Tramway" ), and a contract was signed on February 1, 1879. After this initial step and after 25 years of operation, the tram network became the property of the city. On May 21, a construction plan was approved.