The obverse of the coin depicts a stylized composition from Georgy Yakutovich's engraving to `Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors`. At the top of the semicircle is the inscription UKRAINE, the year of minting of the coin is 2004 (left), the small State Emblem of Ukraine (right) and to the left of the composition is face value - 2 / HRIVNY, the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine.

The reverse of the coin shows the portrait of Mikhail Kotsyubinsky and circular inscriptions: 1864 • MIKHAIL Kotsyubinsky • 1913.

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Dedicated to the 140th anniversary of the birth of a talented Ukrainian writer and public figure Mikhail Kotsyubinsky (1864 - 1913), who was born in. Kiev Mikhail Kotsyubinsky - the author of such famous works as `Fata morgana`, ʻIntermezzo`,` Smikh`, `The Color of Yabluni`,` The Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors` that are vivid examples of Ukrainian prose of the late XIX - early XX century. Artist: Nikolay Kochubey Sculptor: Tchaikovsky Roman