On top is Ukraine`s small coat of arms; to the right, against a smooth backdrop is Nechui-Levytskyi’s portrait next to a conventionalized umbrella (his perpetual companion in life) that resembles a quill; to the left are the coin’s face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias) and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; above and to the left is the circular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); to the right is the circular legend ІВАН НЕЧУЙ-ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ 1838-1918 (Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi 1838–1918); below and to the left is 2018, the year of the coin’s mintage.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
2 ГРИВНІ
2018
ІВАН НЕЧУЙ-ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ 1838 - 1918
Reverse description
Against a smooth background is a conventionalized arrangement featuring a tree of life with pots on either side, out of which flows the water that nourishes the tree.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ЛЮДИНА
БЕЗ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОСТІ, ЯК ДЕРЕВО БЕЗ КОРІННЯ: ВОНО ЗАЧУЧВЕРІЄ І
ВСОХНЕ
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)