On the obverse of the coin at the top there is a small State Emblem of Ukraine, under which a stylized inscription is NATIONAL / BANK / UKRAINE, in the center is a stylized image of two birds, to the left and right of which the blacksmith's products are old Russian weapons and household items, below the inscription: 5 / griven / 2011 and the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine.
The reverse of the coin depicts a blacksmith at work. At the top on the stylized background is the inscription KOVAL, on both sides of the central composition - inlays.
Dedicated to blacksmith - processing of iron by hot forging. Already in the X - XII centuries. Blacksmithing skill has reached such a high level that even some methods of processing iron and the technology of manufacturing tools, household items without significant changes have reached our time. Artist: Taran Vladimir, Haruk Alexander, Haruk Sergey Sculptor: Demyanenko Anatoly, Ivanenko Svyatoslav