The coin is dedicated to 170th anniversary of Yuri Fedkovych (1834–1888), an innovative writer, a poet, an ethnographer, a specialist in folklore, a playwright and a public figure. Being a son of the Ukrainian Carpathian region, Yuri (Osyp) A.Fedkovych is a folk author, one of the pioneers of the national Renaissance in Bykovyna region.
In circulation since July 26, 2004.