On the obverse of the coin at the top there is a small State Emblem of Ukraine and a semicircle inscription NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE, in the center - in a circle from the lines of the poem `Muza` ... NIGHT AND DAY, AND EVENING AND EARLY VITA against the towel there is a stylized allegorical personification of the artist's talent - two muses - Poetry and fine art, at the bottom of the inscription: the year of coinage 2014, facsimile of T. G. Shevchenko, in a semicircle face value - fifty griven.

On the reverse of the coin, the field of which is divided in half (mirror surface at the top, relief at the bottom), which symbolizes the poet’s difficult fate, a series of self-portraits by Taras Shevchenko are depicted in the circle, illustrating various periods of the artist’s life, his talent; in the center on a mirror background are the lines DESTINY / ... WE WERE NOT being cunning with you / WE JUST WENT; WE HAVE NO / GRAIN LIES FOR YOURSELF; below on the relief background - Taras / Shevchenko, on the left - the years of life 1814/1861.

Smooth with in-depth inscription

Dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of an outstanding son of the Ukrainian people, a brilliant poet, artist, thinker who made an invaluable contribution to the spiritual treasury of mankind - Taras Shevchenko. The talent of the Great Kobzar reached the heights of Ukrainian and world culture, the strength of its national phenomenon radiates far beyond the bounds of literature and art. Artist: Taran Vladimir, Haruk Alexander, Haruk Sergey Sculptor: Demyanenko Anatoly, Demyanenko Vladimir