Obverse
Above, there is the small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the following legends; the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine (on the right), the coin issue year 2016 (on the left), and a stylized image of the library's reading room.
Lettering: УКРАЇНА 5 ГРИВЕНЬ 2016
Reverse
Against the contour background of the dome of the Ukrainian parliament's building, there is an image of the library's building, with the following legends beneath it 'National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine 150 years'.
Lettering: НАЦІОНАЛЬНА ПАРЛАМЕНТСЬКА БІБЛІОТЕКА УКРАЇНИ 150 РОКІВ
