Description: The obverse features the Small National Emblem of Ukraine, the inscription "НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ," and a composition of Cossack weapons, a Hetman's bunchuk, and a manuscript with a quill, symbolizing the city's Cossack era and literary fame. Below are the denomination "5 ГРИВЕНЬ," the year 2008, and the Mint's logotype.
Inscription: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ
5 ГРИВЕНЬ
2008
Translation: NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE
5 HRYVNIAS
2008