Above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); within the circle formed by beads there is depicted the sepulchral church erected over the scientist`s tomb; beneath there is the coin issue year indication 2010 and bow-shaped inscription П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias).
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ
2010
Reverse description
Portrait of Mykola Pyrohov having surgical instruments in his hands.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
МИКОЛА ПИРОГОВ
1810 - 1881
Edge
Smooth with in-depth legends
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)