Inscriptions 2022/УКРАЇНА at the top, small National Coat of Arms of Ukraine at the bottom, composition in the center: lines from Lina Kostenko`s historical novel `Berestechko` against the background of a stylized map of the city: НЕ ДОПУСКАЙ ТАКОЇ МИСЛІ,/ЩО БОГ ПОКАЖЕ НАМ НЕЛАСКУ./ЖИТТЯ ЛЮДСЬКОГО СТРОКИ СТИСЛІ./НЕМАЄ ЧАСУ НА ПОРАЗКУ./ЛІНА КОСТЕНКО; on the left - port cranes, on the right - the Stanislav-Adzhigol back lighthouse - a monument of historical and cultural heritage, an image of dolphins and seagulls; logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (on the left above the cranes).
Obverse lettering
2022
УКРАЇНА
НЕ ДОПУСКАЙ ТАКОЇ МИСЛІ,
ЩО БОГ ПОКАЖЕ НАМ НЕЛАСКУ.
ЖИТТЯ ЛЮДСЬКОГО СТРОКИ СТИСЛІ.
НЕМАЄ ЧАСУ НА ПОРАЗКУ.
ЛІНА КОСТЕНКО (Translation: 2022 UKRAINE DON`T ALLOW SUCH THOUGHTS WHAT GOD WILL SHOW US FAVOR. THE LIFE OF A HUMAN TERM IS BRIEF. THERE IS NO TIME FOR DEFEAT. LINA KOSTENKO)
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse description
The inscription – ХЕРСОН/МІСТО ГЕРОЇВ, which divides the field of the medal in two: in the upper part, a mirror composition symbolizing the public resistance to the Russian occupier and the joyful meeting of Ukrainian soldiers after liberation, in the lower part – a stylized panorama of the city with its historical buildings, Antonovsky Bridge, a sculpture from the Slavy Park memorial, a monument to the first ships, etc.
Reverse lettering
ХЕРСОН
МІСТО ГЕРОЇВ (Translation: KHERSON CITY OF HEROES)
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Engraver
National Bank of Ukraine Banknote Printing and Minting Works, Kyiv, Ukraine (1998-date)