10 Apsars Sosnaliev S.A., gold-plating

Sulkhan Sosnaliev commanded Abkhazian forces during the 1992–1993 war with Georgia, a conflict that ended with Abkhazia achieving de facto independence — though recognition from United Nations member states remains almost entirely absent. The National Bank of Abkhazia, itself unrecognized by international financial institutions, issues these collector pieces in part to assert a functioning sovereign monetary apparatus. Mintages are extremely low, distribution is limited to a narrow collector market, and pieces rarely surface outside the post-Soviet numismatic trade.