On the obverse of the coin there are: against the background of the stylized starry sky: the small State Emblem of Ukraine (above), under which the inscriptions - UKRAINE / 2021; in the center on a mirrored background - telescope of the Lviv University observatory; face value - FIVE UAH (at the bottom in a semicircle); logo of the Banknote-Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (to the right of the telescope).

On the reverse of the coin there is a composition symbolizing the times of the first documented astronomical observations in Lviv - a collective image of an astronomer of that time is depicted on the mirrored background of an outline of a panorama of Lviv of the 18th century, below the city walls, against the background of which there is an inscription 250 / YEARS and the building of the observatory; at the top there is a semicircular inscription - ASTRONOMIC OBSERVATORY OF LVIV UNIVERSITY.

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Dedicated to the research institution of the Ivan Franko Lviv National University, one of the oldest observatories in Eastern Europe, founded in 1771, which is associated with the beginning of the development of astronomy in Lviv. The study of celestial objects in Lviv was then at the same level as in Berlin, Vilnius or Vienna, since the observatory was not inferior in equipment to similar European institutions of that time. The scientists were educated at Lviv University, where a separate course in astronomy was specially introduced. The main areas of activity of a modern institution are studies of the Sun, stars, the interstellar medium, galaxies and the Universe as a whole. An important area of activity is also laser-remote, photometric and positional observations of artificial earth satellites. The complex of telescopes for such observations is in the register of scientific objects that make up the national heritage of Ukraine.