On the obverse of the coin at the top there is a small State Emblem of Ukraine, a semicircle inscription NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE; stylized composition - on the background of portraits of prominent personalities involved in the creation and activities of the University of Kiev, depicts St. Vladimir; the bottom nominal value is 2 griven, on the left the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine on the right is the year of chasing 2014.

The reverse of the coin on a mirror background depicts the building of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (on a nickel silver coin - a red building used pad printing), a monument to Taras Shevchenko; at the bottom of the inscription 180 / YEARS 1834, 2014; at the top in a circle is the inscription KIEV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY AFTER SHEVCHENKO.

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Dedicated to one of the oldest and largest educational institutions of Ukraine, the center of education and science, in which they preserve and enhance traditions, cherish new ideas, form a national intelligentsia, support a freedom-loving spirit. Artist: Nikolay Kochubey Sculptor: Anatoly Demyanenko, Svyatoslav Ivanenko