The commemorative coin is dedicated to Ivan Mykytovych Kozhedub, a famous son of Ukrainian people, fighter ace, Hero of the Soviet Union on three occasions, Marshal of Aviation. Issued into circulation on June 1, 2010.
Obverse:
On the coin obverse there are: above - the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription Національний банк України (National Bank of Ukraine), below - the coin face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) and the National Bank of Ukraine Mint logo, to the left - the coin issue year 2010; in the centre there is depicted searchlighted La-7 aircraft (side number 27), which was piloted by I.M.Kozhedub.
Reverse:
On the coin reverse there is Ivan Kozhedub’s portrait against the background of a conventionalized airfield with an aircraft thereon; under the aircraft there is the inscription ІВАН/КОЖЕДУБ/1920/1991 (Ivan/Kozhedub).