Above, against the background of conventionalized wooden buildings of an Old Rus city, there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center there are depicted Khoryv, Shchek, Kyi and their sister Lybid, who, according to the legends, were the founders of Kyiv; below there are the coin face value 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias) and issue year indication 2013.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
10 ГРИВЕНЬ
2013
Reverse description
Bears a conventionalized composition of a battle scene with the image of Nestor the Chronicler in the middle; above there is the legend ПОВІСТЬ/ МИНУЛИХ ЛІТ/ ХІІ СТ. (Tale / of Bygone Years / XII century).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ПОВІСТЬ
МИНУЛИХ ЛІТ
ХІІ СТ.
Edge
Smooth with in-depth legends
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)