On the obverse of the coin at the top there is a small State Emblem of Ukraine, above which is the year of minting of the coin 2017; a semicircle of the inscription: UKRAINE (left) and face value 2 hryvnia (right), under which the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine; on a mirror background - a stylized composition: the hands of the artist who models the sculpture.

The reverse of the coin depicts a portrait of Alexander Archipenko, to the right of which the years of his life are 1887 o 1964 (vertically below), a stylized sculptural work by Archipenko and semicircular inscriptions: ALEXANDER (below) ARHIPENKO (right).

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Dedicated to the painter, graphics, one of the most famous sculptors of the twentieth century, one of the founders of modern styles in the sculpture of the twentieth century. and the conductor of the artistic revolution - Alexander Porfirevich Archipenko. Born in Kiev, Alexander Archipenko throughout his life carried the charm of the beauty of his native land, the magic of Tripoli culture, the archaic Polovtsian sculptures, the colors of peasant ceramics, and the like. Archipenko's works are marked by dynamism, conciseness of composition and form. Most of his compositions are peculiar to the style of cubism, constructivism and abstractionism. He synthesized painting and sculpture, combined three-dimensional and flatness. More than a thousand sculptures and works of art of Archipenko entered the treasury of world art.