Within in circle made of a string of beads there is depicted a composition which embodies the integrity of Ukraine - the small National Emblem of Ukraine framed with a vegetable ornament is supported by a lion and a Cossack holding a musket. Around the coin circumference there are inscriptions: on the silver coin: УКРАЇНА, 20 ГРИВЕНЬ, 2001 (Ukraine/ 20 Hryvnia/ 2001), as well as the designation of the metal, its fineness and its weight in fineness. On the coin there is also the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
20 ГРИВЕНЬ
2001
Reverse description
In circle made of a string of beads within against the background of the map of Ukraine there is depicted the structure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and circular inscriptions: 10 РОКІВ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ УКРАЇНИ, 1991- 2001 (10 Years of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine/ 1991- 2001).
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
10 РОКІВ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ УКРАЇНИ
1991 - 2001
Edge
Segmented reeding
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)