Above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center, against the background of a conventionalized ornamental pattern of flowers and leaves, there is a portrait bust of the founder and first director of the garden with indication of his name thereunder ХРИСТІАН СТЕВЕН (Christian Steven); below there are the coin issue year indication 2012 and the crescent-like legend - П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) on the white copper one. On the latter, to the left, there is the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logo.
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Obverse lettering
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
2012
П`ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse description
A pond with a fountain in the middle; against the background of waterscape, in the middle distance, a garden part with a pavilion.
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse lettering
НІКІТСЬКИЙ БОТАНІЧНИЙ САД
1812 - 2012
Edge
Reeded
Mint
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)