A depiction of a symbolic wheel of history with a sitting falcon, gradually being transformed into a trident, beneath of which, a snake is depicted and above, there is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine; within the external ring, to the left there is a depiction of a potter and to the right, a woman with children on the background of a Greek column, the Mint logo and inscriptions.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
2000
20
ГРИВЕНЬ (Translation: Olbia (ukr/greek))
Reverse description
A depiction image of coin from Ancient Greek Black Sea colony Olbia/Sarmatia (yearly 6th century BC), now village Parutino of the Mykolayiv District; within the external ring there is an ornamental pattern and vase painting, which was characteristic for that period and the inscription.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
ОЛЬВІЯ
ΟΛΒΙΟ (Translation: Ukraine 20 Hryven)
Edge
Segmented reeding
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)