On the obverse of the coin at the top there is a small State Emblem of Ukraine and a semicircle inscription - the NATIONAL BANK of UKRAINE, a monument erected at the grave of Taras Shevchenko, to the right of which are words from Taras Shevchenko's poem ... TO LANA / extensive, / AND DNEPHER AND CURVES / WAS SPECIAL, / WAS HEAR, / HOW ROARING / ROARING., T. Shevchenko's facsimile, below on the right - a stylized image of the Dnieper, above which is the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine, and on the left - the inscriptions - 5 griven / 2011.
The reverse of the coin shows a stylized scheme of T. Shevchenko's reburial route from St. Petersburg to Kanev (right), a bas-relief depicting Taras Shevchenko, which was placed on a cross mounted on Chernechey Hill after reburial (left), and the inscriptions: 8 - 22 / MAY / 1861, at the top of a semicircle - THE LAST WAY OF COBZARY.
Devoted to the 150th anniversary of the death of Taras Shevchenko and his reburial in Ukraine. Artist: Taran Vladimir, Haruk Alexander, Haruk Sergey Sculptor: Demyanenko Anatoly, Ivanenko Svyatoslav