On the obverse of the coin in the center of a circle formed from dots there is an image of a small State Emblem of Ukraine framed in branches of viburnum. Above the emblem is the date of one thousand nine hundred ninety-six - the year of minting of the coin. In the circle of the inscription: at the top of the NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE, at the bottom in two rows - 200,000 RUBLES

On the reverse of the coin, a portrait of Lesya Ukrainsky is depicted;

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Dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of Lesya Ukrainsky (Larisa Petrovna Kosach) - an outstanding Ukrainian poetess and public figure Artist: Ivakhnenko Alexander Sculptor: Novotny Stefan