On the obverse of the coin in the center of the circle formed by the bead pattern, there is an image of the small State Emblem of Ukraine framed in branches of viburnum. Each of them has five leaves and three clusters of berries. The top cluster consists of seven berries, the middle one - of five, the bottom one - of six. Above the emblem is the date 1995 - the year of coinage, under the emblem - in two lines in a circle there is an inscription of 200,000 RUBLES, which indicates the nominal value of the coin (the number 200,000 is placed in the gap of points). The inscription NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE between the outer edging and the bead pattern at the top of the circle is separated on both sides from the word RUBLES by dividing marks in the form of rhombuses.
The reverse of the coin in the center depicts the obelisk of Glory on the top of Mount Mithridates, erected in honor of the feat of the soldiers of the Separate Maritime Army, the sailors of the Black Sea Fleet and the Azov military flotilla, residents of the city who died in battles for the liberation of Crimea from the Nazi invaders. In the background, two wavy lines, broken by an obelisk, shows the surface of the sea. Above the sea to the left of the obelisk is an image of a light cloud, to the right of the horizon line is a sea tanker and a seagull above it. In the circle of the inscription: at the top of the CITY-HERO KERCH, below under the pedestal of the obelisk 1941-1945.
Artist: obverse: Ivakhnenko Alexander reverse: Kozhekov Alexey Sculptor: obverse: Khazov Alexander reverse: Novichkov Alexey