Coin «165th Anniversary of the Astronomical Observatory of Kyiv National University» 5 hryvnias, 2010, nickel silver

On the obverse there are depicted: the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above); the observatory building erected after the plans of V.Beretti together with the pavilion through which the Kyiv Meridian passed; thereunder there are the inscriptions АСТРОНОМІЧНА ОБСЕРВАТОРІЯ / КИЇВСЬКОГО НАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО / УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ / ІМЕНІ ТАРАСА ШЕВЧЕНКА, 5 ГРИВЕНЬ/2010 (Astronomical Observatory / of the Kyiv National / University / named after Taras Shevchenko, 5 hryvnias / 2010) and the logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine Mint (to the right).

On the reverse there are depicted: a unique specimen of the astronomical equipment, i.e. the meridian circle installed in 1872; conventionalized night sky and the semicircular legend to the left КИЇВСЬКИЙ МЕРИДІАН - 1845 (Kyiv Meridian - 1845).