On the obverse at the top (left) there is a small State Emblem of Ukraine, in the center - a bricklayer, which splits a rock, under it - the year of coinage - 2006; courtyard of the National Bank of Ukraine.
The reverse depicts a portrait of Ivan Franko, to the left and right of which are fragments of stone rock, and the inscriptions are placed: IVAN FRANCO / (left) and the years of life - 1856/1916 (right)
Dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Franko - an outstanding Ukrainian writer, journalist, social and political activist, Ph.D. His talent of the artist was not limited to the national framework, he wrote in Ukrainian, Polish, German. Poetry, prose, drama, scientific works, journalism - everywhere Ivan Franko reached the top. His contribution to the development of Ukrainian journalism, literature and theater, folklore and ethnography is invaluable. Artist: Tchaikovsky Roman Sculptor: Tchaikovsky Roman