The obverse features Ukraine's small coat of arms with "УКРАЇНА" and the year 2016. Below is the face value "5 ГРИВЕНЬ" and the NBU Mint logo. The reverse shows a theodolite and a triangulation diagram with the coordinates 70°40'12" and 45°19'54", listing the arc's countries from Norway to Moldova.
Portrait of Struve against a smooth background. To the right, a semicircular inscription reads: "ГЕОДЕЗИЧНА ДУГА СТРУВЕ/1816 - 1855". To the left, against a map, is a stylized arc with the legends "ФУГЛЕНЕС 2822 км" above and "СТАРА НЕКРАСІВКА" below.