On the obverse of the coins in the window frame, consisting of individual types of flora and fauna, there are images of the small State Emblem of Ukraine and inscriptions in four lines: UKRAINE, 2, hryvnia, 1999.
On the reverse of coins there are images of a steppe eagle in the Ascanian steppe and circular inscriptions EAGLE STEPNAYA and AQUILA RAPAX.
It is dedicated to a rare species of the family of hawk species in the virgin Ukrainian steppe - the steppe eagle, the total number of which is contained and reproduced in the zoo Askania-Nova. In 1980, the steppe eagle is listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. Artist: Demyanenko Vladimir Sculptor: Demyanenko Vladimir