There is depicted in the center the small National Emblem of Ukraine, under it - 2005, the coin issue year and the circular inscriptions: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) and ПЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (5/ hryvnia) (beneath), as well as the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
2005
ПЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse description
There is a depiction of the town panorama, on the foreground there is a silver earring (dated before 946), which was found during an archeological dig on the territory of the town, at the top right corner there is the coat of arm of the town of Korosten, as well as inscriptions: 1300/ РОКІВ, above to the left and КОРОСТЕНЬ Korosten, beneath and in semicircle.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
1300 РОКІВ
КОРОСТЕНЬ
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)