The commemorative coin is dedicated to Pavlo Platonovych Chubynskyi, an ethnographer, folklorist, poet and public figure, who is the author of the Anthem of Ukraine `Ukraine`s glory hasn`t perished, nor her freedom…`. Pavlo Platonovych held deservedly an important position within the pleiad of the public figures and scientists of the second part of the XIX century, the Herculean efforts whereof made the national rebirth of Ukraine possible. As one of the founders of Ukrainian ethnographic science he was in charge of the ethnographic expeditions researching Ukraine, Russia and Moldavia.
On the coin obverse there are: the Small State Emblem of Ukraine (above) on the left and right hand side whereof there is conventionalized vegetable ornamentation with the composition symbolizing ethnographic researches of the scientist - folk musical instruments, the symbols of Hetman`s authority etc. - in the centre with the inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ/ БАНК/ УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) above; the inscription 2/ ГРИВНІ/ 2009 (2/Hryvnias/2009) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (below).
On the coin reverse there is Pavlo Chubynskyi`s portrait within the ornamental frame together with the semicircular inscription ПАВЛО ЧУБИНСЬКИЙ (Pavlo Chubynskyi) (above) and the years of life 1839 (on the left), 1884 (on the right).