On the obverse of the coin to the right is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine, above which is the year of minting of the coin 2018; to the left of it are vertical signs: UKRAINE (above) and denomination of 2 hryvnias (below); in the center on a mirror background - stylized composition: a surgeon's hand with a scalpel surrounded by a `tree of life` and the inscription: LEARN / FOR / ALL OF LIFE, / works, / except for YOURSELF / smart, / And does not give up / in case of failure / О. SHALIM; Logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (below).
The reverse of the coin depicts a portrait of Alexander Shalimov, to the right of which is the vertical inscription ALEXANDER SHALIMOV, a red drop (used pad printing) and his life years 1918/2006.
Dedicated to the famous surgeon, doctor of medical sciences, professor, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, one of the founders of the Ukrainian surgical school - Alexander Alekseevich Shalimov. A. A. Shalimov is the author of more than 800 scientific papers and 112 inventions, the initiator of the creation in Ukraine of two research institutes - in Kharkov and Kiev. During his life spent about 40,000 operations. Widely known in the world for its work. He was a member of the International Union of Surgeons, the Association of Surgeons of Ukraine, Austria, Germany. Member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine and the New York Academy of Sciences.