There is a composition depicting a circle divided by the wind rose into four parts symbolizing classes of mammalian, birds, fishes and amphibious, which are represented in the zoo; above there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine and inscriptions: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (left, in semicircle), beneath: 2/ ГРИВНІ 2008 (2/Hryvnia 2008) and the NBU Mint logotype.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
2 ГРИВНІ
2008
Reverse description
There is a conventionalized inscription: ZOO, inside of which there is a depiction of a giraffe and inscriptions: 100/років (100 Years), КИЇВСЬКОМУ ЗООПАРКУ (to the Kyiv Zoo).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
100
років КИЇВСЬКОМУ ЗООПАРКУ
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)