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1 Para Gagauzia
| Issuer | Gagauzia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Gagauzia occupies the central field, depicting a heraldic shield charged with a rising sun motif, flanked by two stylised wings and adorned with grape clusters at the base. The shield is encircled by a wreath of wheat ears. Three five-pointed stars are arranged above the coat of arms. The bilingual legend curves along the inner border, reading 'UTA Găgăuzia' in Latin script on the left and 'АТО Гагаузия' in Cyrillic on the right. The word 'Essai' appears in the lower field, indicating this is a pattern or trial piece. |
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| Obverse lettering | UTA Găgăuzia АТО Гагаузия Essai |
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Gagauzia — an autonomous territorial unit within Moldova, not a sovereign state — has no legal authority to issue currency, making these pieces privately produced tokens rather than sanctioned coinage by any recognized monetary body. The 2018 para issues were released as collector novelties invoking the historical Ottoman para denomination, a nod to the region's Turkic heritage and its distinct cultural identity within a Romanian-speaking country.