On the obverse of the coin at the top there is a small State Emblem of Ukraine, a semicircle inscription NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE; stylized composition - on the background of portraits of prominent personalities involved in the creation and activities of the University of Kiev, depicts St. Vladimir; at the bottom the denomination is 5 griven, on the right is the year of embossing 2014.

The reverse of the coin on a mirror background depicts the building of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (on a nickel silver coin - a red building used pad printing), a monument to Taras Shevchenko; below the inscription 180 / YEARS, 1834, 2014; at the top in a circle is the inscription Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University.

Smooth with in-depth inscription "Ag925 15.55"

Dedicated to one of the oldest and largest educational institutions of Ukraine, organizations of education and science, in which they preserve and enhance traditions, feed new ideas, form a national intelligentsia, support a freedom-loving spirit. Artist: Nikolay Kochubey Sculptor: Anatoly Demyanenko, Svyatoslav Ivanenko