Above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, on both sides of which are the figures 2021; in the center is the following stylized composition: against the backdrop of a village house window is a portrait of Stefanyk, to the right of which is a ear of wheat, which symbolizes a writer’s quill; there are the following legends: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (above the portrait), 2, the coin’s face value (to the right), ГРИВНІ (hryvnias) (semicircular, to the right), and ВАСИЛЬ СТЕФАНИК (Vasyl Stefanyk) 1871–1936 (semicircular, below); to the right, between the legends is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
2021
УКРАЇНА
2 ГРИВНІ
ВАСИЛЬ СТЕФАНИК 1871 - 1936
Reverse description
Against a smooth background is a lonely figure of a person who is setting off on a long journey; in the foreground is a stone cross, to the right and left of which are ears of wheat; stylized birds are on both sides of the figure.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)