Metal, fineness	Copper-nickel
Quality	Proof-like / UNC
Total weight, g	12.8
Thickness, mm	2.3
Diameter, mm	31
The edge	The inscription "ОДИН РУБЛЬ ОДИН РУБЛЬ"("one ruble one ruble") separated by two square dots.
Mintage, pcs.	300000 / 2700000

Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (March 9 [O.S. February 25] 1814 – March 10 [O.S. February 26] 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, artist and humanist. His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language. Shevchenko also wrote in Russian and left many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator.