On the obverse of the coin in the frame of a wreath, formed from images of certain types of flora and fauna, there is a small State Emblem of Ukraine and inscriptions in four lines: UKRAINE, 2 hryvnia, 2003 and the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine.
On the reverse of the coin there is a seahorse, around are circular inscriptions: SEA KONIK BLACK SEA and HIPPOCAMPUS GUTTULATUS MICROSTEPHANUS
Dedicated to the representative of a series of needle-like, single, endemic subspecies of the Black Sea seahorse in the fauna of Ukraine, the distribution area of which is the Azov and Black Seas. Artist: Demyanenko Vladimir Sculptor: Demyanenko Vladimir