The coin is dedicated to the state design office "Pivdenne", which was founded on April 10, 1954 in the city of Dnipropetrovsk. About 70 types of space vehicles developed at the design office "Pivdenne" enabled to conduct space researches within the frame of both national and international projects, contributing to the development of science and the national economy. As of today, one of the priority tasks of this design office is the implementation of the National Space Program of Ukraine according to which the launch of "Sich-1M", multifunctional space vehicle is planned for 2004. In circulation since March 29, 2004.