At the top is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; to the right of the coat of arms is a semicircular legend reading УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); above the coat of arms is the year the coin was minted 2018; in the center is the portrait of Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi against a smooth background, to its right is the coin’s face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/ hryvnias) and the mint mark of the NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works; semicircular legends are set against a matt background: ВАСИЛЬ СУХОМЛИНСЬКИЙ (Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi) to the left, 1918 – 1970 beneath the portrait.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
2 ГРИВНІ
2018
ВАСИЛЬ СУХОМЛИНСЬКИЙ 1918 - 1970
Reverse description
A heart containing text; stylized characters of stories by Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi surround the heart.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ВІДДАЮ
ДІТЯМ (Translation: I give it to children)
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)