On the obverse of the coin are placed: at the top is the small State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, under which the inscription is UKRAINE, in a circle, against the background of a pattern of stylized Old Russian Kiev hryvnia – weight, counting and coin units, a stylized laurel wreath is depicted, at the bottom the nominal value is 10 and a graph; in the center in an octagonal cartouche on a mirrored background is a logo, under The name of the inscription: NATIONAL/BANK OF UKRAINE/2023.

On the reverse of the coin, the Archangel Michael is depicted on a mirror background (the decoration element is local gilding); the inscription is placed around the circle: ...FOR US AND THE SOULS OF the RIGHTEOUS, AND THE POWER of the ARCHANGEL MICHAEL (lines from the poem by T. G. Shevchenko “Gaydamaki") – the font “ChebanykSansN.2017 © VasylChebanyk”.

Inscription

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the archangel, who is one of the most respected biblical characters and is referred to as the archangel Commander-in-chief. Archangel Michael is a constant fighter against the forces of evil, defender of the faith, patron of warriors fighting for a righteous cause and defending good. The respectful attitude towards the archangel Michael has been preserved from the grand ducal times to the present day – he became a symbol of the heavenly protection of the power of the Kiev princes, later this veneration was recorded not only toponymically – in the names of church buildings, but also heraldically – on the coats of arms of Kiev, Kiev voivodeship, Kiev. Today, his image is present in the attributes of Ukrainian paratroopers and again embodies the fight against the forces of evil.