The obverse features Ukraine's Small Coat of Arms with the inscription "National Bank of Ukraine." The central design shows a girl by the sea, symbolizing Dniprova Chaika's work. Below is the denomination and year: "Five Hryvnias / 2011."
Portrait of Liudmyla Vasylevska (1861–1927), known as Dniprova Chaika, against a dark left background. To the right, on a light field, are lines from her poem "The Star" and a stylized gull.