On the obverse of the coin above, on a relief background - the small State Emblem of Ukraine, under which is the inscription UKRAINE; figure of an athlete with victory arms raised at the bar; to the left of him on a mirror background is a stylized sports scoreboard, which reflects the Olympic and world records; on the right - the year of coinage and face value 2018/2 / HRIVNY, the logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (below)
The reverse of the coin depicts a portrait of Leonid Zhabotinsky, to the left of which are the years of his life 1938 - 2016, the figure of an athlete with a barbell and the inscription in a semicircle Leonid Zhabotinsky.
Dedicated to the legendary Ukrainian athlete, two-time Olympic champion in weightlifting in the heavyweight category, four-time world champion and two-time European champion, repeated world record holder who set 19 world records in his career - Leonid Ivanovich Zhabotinsky