This coin celebrates the 30th anniversary of the adoption of a historic document – the Act of Declaring Ukraine’s Independence – by the Ukrainian parliament. This momentous event occurred on 24 August 1991. At various times, the Ukrainian people fought for their right to have their own national state, language, and culture. Today, Ukraine is depicted as an independent state on world maps. Ukraine’s independence is based on the people’s historical memory, traditions and spiritual and cultural heritage.

Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; there is also the following stylized composition: a mighty oak tree surrounded by sunrays (decorative element – local gilding); the tree top resembles the outlines of Ukraine’s borders; the roots of the tree symbolize certain recent stages in the formation of the Ukrainian state – the Ukrainian People’s Republic, the Western Ukrainian People`s Republic, the Ukrainian State, the Directorate of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, and so on; the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) is at the top of the tree; against a smooth background are the following legends: 50 and the graphic symbol of the hryvnia (to the left), and 2021 (to the right).

Reverse: in the center is a mosaic image of the trident (a state symbol used by Kyiv Rus Prince Volodymyr the Great) (decorative element – local gilding) decorated with a floral ornament and symbolizing the formation of the state, which contributes to the consolidation and development of the Ukrainian nation, its conventional wisdom, traditions and culture; below is the following three-lined legend: 30 РОКІВ НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ УКРАЇНИ (30th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence).