Obverse
A fragment of the Donetsk oblast flag against the background of the oblast outline map.
Lettering: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
2012
ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ
Reverse
Figures of a metallurgist, miner and agricultural workwoman against the background of the oblast industrial landscape; to the right - the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in the city of Donetsk; above there is the semicircular inscription 'Donetsk Oblast' with the coat of arms of the oblast and legend '80 years' thereunder.
Lettering: ДОНЕЦЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ
80 РОКІВ