The commemorative coin is dedicated to a rare bird that has become one of the peculiar symbols of the revival of life in the Chernobyl zone - the black stork. The 30-kilometer exclusion zone and the zone of unconditional resettlement, on the territory of which the Chernobyl Radiation-Ecological Biosphere Reserve has been located since April 26, 2016, have turned into a kind of reserve for the reproduction of not only typical, but also rare Red Book representatives of the animal and plant world, among them the stork black. Thanks to the preservation of the environment in the Chernobyl zone, the bird's population is growing. This indicates the recovery of the region's ecosystem, that the reserve is becoming a center of biodiversity even in conditions of radiation pollution.

The obverse of the coin features: small State Coat of Arms of Ukraine (above), inscriptions: UKRAINE (below the coat of arms), denomination of the coin – 5 / HRYVNA (to the right of the coat of arms); in the center - the symbolic wheel of life, which marks the rebirth of nature: the stylized international sign "Radiation threat", wrapped in leaves, around which animals whose populations develop in the 30-kilometer exclusion zone, which has become a kind of breeding reserve, in particular, black storks, Przewalski's horses , lynx, bison, elk, brown bear; in a circle, on a mirror background, the inscriptions: CHORNOBYL RADIATION AND ECOLOGICAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE (left), CHORNOBYL RADIATION AND ECOLOGICAL BIOSPHERE RESERVE; logo of the Mint of the National Bank of Ukraine (top); minting year – 2024 (below).

On the reverse of the coin, a black stork is depicted on a landscape background (pad printing is used), above which on the left, on a mirror background, the inscriptions: STORK / BLACK / CICONIA NIGRA; above - chicks in the nest.