On the obverse of the coin are placed: the small State Emblem of Ukraine (top left), under which is the inscription UKRAINE, at the top right - denomination: 20 / HRIVEN, in the center on the matte background of the inscription: LAW / UKRAINIAN / STATE / ESTABLISHMENT / UKRAINIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES / IN KIEV / APPROVED / PAVEL SKOROPADSKY / NOVEMBER 14, 1918. KYIV, under the inscriptions of P. Skoropadsky's facsimile; below - an imprint of the seal of the Ukrainian state (the element of decoration is local gilding), on both sides of which the years 1918 and 2018.

The reverse of the coin in the center shows the yellow building of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (the decoration element is local gilding), over which the inscription is 100 / YEARS; The circle contains the portraits of the presidents of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine with the signatures: VLADIMIR VERNADSKY (top), OREST LEVITSKY (right), NIKOLAY VASYLENKO (left), VLADIMIR LIPSKY (left), DANIIL BALBODY (right), ALEXANDER BOGHOLODELOPHICLEMODELOPHOLOGISTELSELMATILEMODELOPHISTIC (LAND) PALLADIN (lower right), BORIS PATON (lower center); on the matte background below the inscription: NATIONAL / ACADEMY OF SCIENCES / UKRAINE.

Smooth with a legend

Dedicated to many generations of scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, which was established in November 1918 as the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences is the highest self-governing scientific organization, the largest domestic center of scientific research. Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences brought to the altar of scientific and technological progress a lot of the results of fundamental and applied research of world level. The rich historical past and powerful scientific and scientific and technical potential enable it to be one of the leading scientific centers of the world, to preserve academic traditions in the organization of scientific research.