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10 Apsars Sosnaliev S.A.
| Issuer | Bank of Abkhazia |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Thickness | 3.3 mm |
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| Reverse description | The inner disc presents a right-facing profile portrait of Sultan Sosnaliev, Major-General and Minister of Defense of the Republic of Abkhazia during the Patriotic War of 1992–1993, with his name СОСНАЛИЕВ С.А. inscribed within the inner disc. The outer ring carries Abkhaz-language legends separated by dot dividers: АҦСНЫ АҲӘЫНҬҚАРРА (The Republic of Abkhazia) arching across the upper portion, and АИААИРА (Victory) flanked by the commemorative dates 1993 and 2013 in the lower arc. A beaded border encircles the full perimeter, delineating the inner disc from the surrounding legend ring. |
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| Mint | (ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia |
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Soslan Sosnaliev commanded Abkhazian forces during the 1992–1993 war against Georgia, a conflict that ended with Abkhazia securing de facto independence — recognised by almost no one outside Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and a handful of Pacific island states. The Bank of Abkhazia issues coins like this one into a monetary environment where the Russian ruble does the actual work of commerce; these pieces are struck for collectors and diplomatic purposes, not circulation.
The apsar denomination itself was revived specifically for commemorative coinage, named after a medieval unit of account used in the region.