The obverse of the coin contains the semicircle inscriptions UKRAINE (above), 2 griven and the Mint logo of the National Bank of Ukraine (below), framed by beads of a circle depicts a composition that symbolizes Ukrainian dance - flowers with ribbons, in the middle of which is the small State Emblem of Ukraine, Above it, the year of coinage is 2005.
On the reverse of the coin there is a portrait in the profile of Virsky, to the left of which there are two lines - the years of life 1905 - 1975, below in a semicircle - the inscription PAVEL VIRSKY.
Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Ukrainian choreographer, People's Artist of the USSR Pavel Pavlovich Virsky, who made a significant contribution to the development of dance, enriching it with virtuoso choreographic elements. The ballet master of the Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov and Kiev theaters of opera and ballet, artistic director (1955 - 1975) of the Ukrainian SSR Dance Ensemble (from 1977 - his name) Virsky in his work approved the principles of theatricalization of folk dance, which organically combined with classical. Artist: Skoblikov Yulia Sculptor: Atamanchuk Vladimir, Ivanenko Svyatoslav