Obverse
Small State Emblem of Ukraine and the semicircular legend, a townscape, typical for the Eastern Ukraine of the 19th century; below there is the inscription, the coin issue year and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint.
Lettering: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
2 ГРИВНІ 2008
Reverse
Kvitka-Osnovianenko's portrait and the legends.
Lettering: ГРИГОРІЙ КВІТКА-ОСНОВЯНЕНКО
1773-1848
