On the obverse of the coin are placed: at the top - the small State Emblem of Ukraine and the inscription UKRAINE, under which the denomination is 2 hryvnia (on the right), in the center on a mirrored background - a stylized composition: on the background of the book the modern university building is displayed, on which is its logo with inscriptions in a circle : Kherson State University (top), KHERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (below); year of coinage - 2017 and the logo of the Banknote-Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (bottom right).
On the reverse of the coin there is a stylized composition: against the backdrop of the book there is a historical building of the city, in which the university moved in 1922, and inscriptions 100 / years / Kherson / STATE / University.
The coin is dedicated to one of the oldest higher educational institutions in the south of Ukraine, founded in November 1917 on the basis of the evacuated in Yekaterinburg Teacher Training Institute. One of the priorities in the university is the preparation and implementation of international projects in the field of science and education; the educational institution trains specialists in 34 specialties: educators of children's institutions, teachers, lawyers, economists, ecologists, psychologists, journalists, translators and others.