A small State Emblem of Ukraine and a semicircle inscription NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE are placed on the obverse of the coin, a stylized composition reflecting the take-off of the first launch vehicle `Cosmos` and the first satellite developed by the Special Design Bureau (now - CB Pivdenne), on the right is the nominal and year Coinage 5 / UAH / 2011.

The reverse of the coin depicts a portrait of Mikhail Yangel, to his left are the years of his life - 1911/1971, to the right of the inscription - MIKHAIL / Angels.

Smooth with in-depth inscription "Ag925 15.55"

Dedicated to Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel - an outstanding mechanical scientist, designer of rocket and space technology, the founder of the scientific design school of rocket production. Under the leadership of Mikhail Yangel, rockets on high-boiling fuel components, three generations of strategic missile systems, carrier rockets of the Cosmos, Intercosmos, Cyclone series, were developed and created. Artist: Kochubey Nikolay Sculptor: Demyanenko Vladimir, Atamanchuk Vladimir