Against the background of an old-Rus symbol of the sun there is depicted the small National Emblem of Ukraine; above there is the semicircular inscription: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine). Underneath the Emblem there is the coin face value - 100 ГРИВЕНЬ (100 Hryvnia). On each side of the obverse there are stylized cranes (from the motifs of old Kyiv bracelets) with the indications of the metal, its fineness and its weight in fineness (on the right) and the logotype of Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine. Underneath there is a stylized ornamental stripe, under which there is engraved 2004.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
100 ГРИВЕНЬ
2004
Reverse description
There is a stylized miniature-like annalistic scene - riders approaching the gates. Overhead to the right there is a semicircular stylized inscription: ЗОЛОТІ ВОРОТА (Golden Gates), underneath the stylized ornamental stripe - 1037, the year of the gates construction.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ЗОЛОТІ ВОРОТА
1037 рік
Edge
Segmented reeding
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)