The commemorative coin is dedicated to Volodymyr the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv, an outstanding statesman and political figure, an architect of Ukraine-Rus, a medieval European state, and commemorates the millennium from the date of his repose.
Obverse:
There is depicted the following: to the left - the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); to the right - the issue year 2015, the face value - 20/ГРИВЕНЬ (20/hryvnias); in the center there is depicted `sriblianyk` (silver coin), one of the first coins minted in the Kyivan state, below- the fragment of ancient Kyiv (local gilding) in which development Volodymyr Sviatoslavovych invested great effort; to the right and to the left there is a conventionalized composition of hills with names of the tribes once inhabiting this territory.
Reverse:
In the center there is depicted Volodymyr the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv (local gilding), holding the cross in one hand and the church model in the other; around him there are four medallions with conventionalized representations of the duke`s acts of founding the state: coins mintage, joining new territories and protection of state borders, economic development and trade, Christianization of the people and establishment of Christianity as the state religion; to the duke`s left and right there are the stylized inscriptions КИЇВСЬКИЙ КНЯЗЬ, ВОЛОДИМИР ВЕЛИКИЙ (Grand Duke of Kyiv, Volodymyr the Great).