There is depicted a conventionalized composition illustrating poetry, where roses and grapes are interlaced; left from the composition there is a two-lined inscription: УКРАЇНА, 2 ГРИВНІ, (Ukraine/ 2 / hryvnia), above it there is the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine; under inscription there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine and 2005, the coin issue year.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
2 ГРИВНІ
2005 (Translation: Ukraine 2 Hryvni)
Reverse description
A portrait of Rylsky is depicted, left from which there is a vertical two-lined inscription: МАКСИМ РИЛЬСЬКИЙ (Maksym Rylsky), under the inscription - 1895-1964, his years of life.