There is a depiction of the Small State Emblem of Ukraine against a background of a steppe landscape, combined from some species of local flora and fauna. Above the State Emblem, there is an inscription: УКРАЇНА and 1998. There is a two line inscription: 2 ГРИВНІ beneath the picture.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
1998
2 ГРИВНІ (Translation: Ukraine 1998 2 Hryvna)
Reverse description
There is a composition, combined from a depiction of a stone steppe idol and a dynamic group of animals-inhabitants of the Reserve. Above the picture, around the circumference there is an inscription: АСКАНІЯ-НОВА. At the composition lower part, there is a depiction of Falz-Fain`s family emblem and a circumference inscription: 100 РОКІВ.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
АСКАНІЯ-НОВА
100 РОКІВ (Translation: Askania Nova 100 years)