On the obverse of the coins there is an image of the small State Emblem of Ukraine against the background of a steppe landscape consisting of certain species of local flora and fauna. The following emblem is placed above the emblem: UKRAINE and 1998. The denomination is indicated below the image: 2 hryvnia (in two lines).
On the reverse of the coins there is a composition consisting of an image of a steppe stone woman and a dynamic group of animals acclimatized in the reserve. Above the image there is an inscription in a circle: Askania-Nova. In the lower part of the composition there is an image of the emblem of the Falz-Fein genus and the inscription in a circle for 100 years.
Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the first in Ukraine steppe reserve Askania-Nova, which was founded by Frederick Faltz-Fein. Artist: Demyanenko Vladimir Sculptor: Demyanenko Vladimir