Obverse
On the top, there is the Small State Emblem of Ukraine, under which the inscriptions are UKRAINE; the theater building.
Lettering: УКРАЇНА 20 ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse
A stylized composition is depicted: a spectator hall, above which is an allegorical composition: heraldic griffins are kept in the legs of the lyre as a symbol of musical art and inscriptions.
Lettering: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ АКАДЕМІЧНИЙ ТЕАТР ОПЕРИ ТА БАЛЕТУ УКРАЇНИ ІМ. Т.Г.ШЕВЧЕНКА 150 РОКІВ
