This coin celebrates Poltava Oblast, an industrial and agricultural region that lies in the Middle Dnipro Area. This area has a long history and has made a significant contribution to the formation of Ukrainian literature and culture. The oblast has produced a constellation of outstanding personalities, such as Gregory Skovoroda, Ivan Kotliarevskyi, Nikolai Gogol, Mykola Lysenko, Oles Honchar, Olena Pchilka, Panas Myrnyi, and Vasyl Symonenko. Poltava Oblast is also home to the famous Reshetylivka carpets and Opishnia ceramics. Fuel and energy production, mining and quarrying, and mechanical engineering account for the largest shares in the oblast`s present-day industry. The region is also known for its mineral waters from the Myrhorod health resort.