A kurgan and stela in the steppe, a falcon on the stela's shoulder. Above: the denomination "2 ГРИВНІ," Ukraine's small coat of arms with the year 2017, the country name УКРАЇНА, and the NBU mint mark.
A falcon flies against a smooth background over the text: "I'm looking at high skies/and it makes me wonder/Why aren't I a falcon?/Why aren't I a-flying/God why have you left me/with no wings to fly?/I'd take off the ground/and fly high above" and "МИХАЙЛО/ ПЕТРЕНКО/ 1817 - 1862".