On the obverse of the coins there is a symbolic image of the Solar system as part of the Universe, in which there is a “knowledge planet” (on a silver coin is an insert from cubic zirconia), above it on the right is a semicircle: UM • KNOWLEDGE • FUTURE, on the left above is the small State Emblem of Ukraine and inscriptions: on a silver coin - 5 UAH / UKRAINE 2004, above face value - the designation of the metal and its samples - Ag 925, weight in purity - 15.55; on a nickel silver coin - 2 hryvnia / UKRAINE 2004. In both coins - the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine.

The reverse of the coin in the upper part of the monetary field shows the modern building of the university, and in the lower part - in a mirror reflection of its old house and there is a circular inscription KHARKOV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IM V.N. Karazin? 200 years.

Smooth with in-depth inscription "Ag925 15.55"

Dedicated to one of the leading centers of education and science - Kharkiv National University. It was founded in 1804 on the initiative and thanks to the efforts of the outstanding enlightener VN Karazin for almost 200 years, personifies the human desire for knowledge and the achievement of the heights of science. Artist: Oksana Terekhina, Natalia Domovitsky Sculptor: Ivanenko Svyatoslav, Atamanchuk Vladimir