The coin is dedicated to 100th anniversary of Mykhailo Deregus (1904 – 1997), one of the brightest artists of 20th century.  Being a painter and a graphic artist, a pedagogue and a cultural worker, Mykhailo Deregus managed to combine skillfully a generalized national tradition with achievements of the world culture. Well-known are his paintings of the Cossacks themes, and namely: "Khmelnytsk land", "Pereyaslav Rada", " Thought on the Cossack Holota " triptych, etc. His artworks for the creations of Ivan Kotliarevsky, Taras Shevchenko, Lesia Ukrainka, M.Gogol and M.Nekrasov have become significant attainment of the graphic art.

In circulation since October 25, 2004.