On the obverse of the coin in the center of a circle formed from dots there is an image of a small State Emblem of Ukraine framed in branches of viburnum. Above the emblem is the date of one thousand nine hundred ninety-six - the year of minting of the coin. In the circle of the inscription: at the top of the UKRAINE, at the bottom in two lines 200 griven

On the reverse of the coin in the center of the field there is a portrait of T.G. Shevchenko, under which is the poet's autograph. Next to the portrait is a singing kobzar with a guide boy at a rural home. At the top in a circle is the inscription of T. G. Shevchenko 1814-1861, below are the designations and samples of the precious metal Au 900 and its clean weight is 15.55

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Dedicated to the memory of the outstanding Ukrainian poet, artist and thinker Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861). Artist: obverse: Ivakhnenko Alexander reverse: Minenok Sergey Sculptor: obverse: Reiter Krista reverse: Tsanashka A.