Above there are the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); beneath there is indicated the coin face value ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (ten hryvnias); to the left there is the coin issue year 2012. In the center there is depicted a fragment of the Donetsk oblast flag against the background of the oblast outline map.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
2012
10 ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse description
There are depicted figures of a metallurgist, miner and agricultural workwoman against the background of the oblast industrial landscape; to the right - the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in the city of Donetsk; above there is the semicircular inscription ДОНЕЦЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ (Donetsk Oblast) with the coat of arms of the oblast and legend 80 РОКІВ (80 years) thereunder.