There is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine in the middle of the beads circumference decoration, framed with guelder-rose sprays. Above the State Emblem there is the year of issue - 1996. Around the coin circumference there are inscriptions: УКРАЇНА - above and 200 ГРИВЕНЬ - underneath in two lines
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
УКРАЇНА
1996
200 ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse description
In the center there is a portrait of T.H.Shevchenko with a poet`s autograph under it. Near the portrait there is a singing Kobzar with a guide boy near a village house. Above, around the coin circumference there is an inscription: Т.Г.ШЕВЧЕНКО 1814-1861, underneath there are designations of Аu 900 and 15,55, coin`s pure weight.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
Т.Г.ШЕВЧЕНКО
1814-1861
Edge
Plain
Mint
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date) National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)