| Issuer | Ukraine |
| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 2 Hryvni |
| Currency | Hryvnia (1996-date) |
| Composition | Nickel brass (German silver) |
| Weight | 12.8 g |
| Dimensions | 31 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Anatolii Demianenko |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#846, Zahreba#KM.2.193 |
| Obverse description | Above is above is the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), under which is Ukraine`s small state coat of arms; in the center there is the following conventionalized composition: against the background of newspaper pages is a pile of books topped by a globe; to the right are the legends 2/ГРИВНІ/2017 (2/hryvnias/2017) and the mint mark of the NBU Printing and Minting Works. |
| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
| Obverse lettering | УКРАЇНА 2 ГРИВНІ 2017 |
| Reverse description | There is a portrait of Mykola Kostomarov, to the left of which are the writer`s signature and the years of his birth and death: 1817/1885; above is the semicircular legend МИКОЛА КОСТОМАРОВ (Mykola Kostomarov). |
| Reverse script | Cyrillic, Cyrillic (cursive) |
| Reverse lettering | МИКОЛА КОСТОМАРОВ 1817 - 1885 |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date) |
| Mintage | 2017 - Special Uncirculated - 25 000 |
| Catalog ID | 6087129850 |
| Comments |
