On the obverse of the coin is placed the small State Emblem of Ukraine, the inscription UKRAINE, the year of coinage of the coin of 2017 and the denomination of 5 / GRIVEN; in the center - gilded (finishing element: local gilding, purity of at least 0.0003 g), ring in the form of a snake (II - III century AD), from the ancient city of Tire (now - Belgorod-Dnestrovsky), on the right, there is a serpentine (XII century) - a two-sided medallion (a very popular type in Russia, the amulet with images of a Christian plot on one side and the head of Medusa Gorgon with snakes on the other).

The reverse of the coin depicts a snake against the background of the decor with Trypillian ceramics in the form of snakes. Below, in the background of the figure, there is a vertical inscription of the snake.

sleek with deep lettering

It is dedicated to the embodiment of the snake on the monuments of culture of different eras. On the territory of modern Ukraine for thousands of years, there were numerous tribes and peoples who left behind unique works of art. Priceless cultural monuments of ancient times tell how people learned to work with natural materials, rendered them power with the help of symbols - images of birds, animals, people, ornaments, and the like. An image of a snake occupies an important place in the ornamentation of Trypillia ceramics. In Tripoli culture, the serpent's symbols symbolized a good serpent, a guard of domestic good.