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1 Rouble 5th Anniversary of Independence
| Issuer | South Ossetia |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Rouble |
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| Obverse lettering | ЮЖНАЯ ОСЕТИЯ 2008-2013 1 РУБЛЬ (Translation: South Ossetia 2008-2013 1 Ruble) |
| Reverse description | Central field features a female allegorical figure rendered in high relief, her long hair flowing, flanked on either side by two doves in flight, symbolising peace and freedom. To the left of the figure the large numeral 5 is prominently struck, with the Cyrillic legend 5 ЛЕТ НЕЗАВИСИМОСТИ (5 Years of Independence) inscribed across the lower field. The composition is framed by a plain inner border and an outer milled rim, giving the design a clean, medallic character. |
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South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia in August 2008, backed immediately by Russian military intervention following the Five-Day War. The declaration has never been recognized by the United Nations or any Western government — only Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, and Syria have extended formal recognition. These numismatic issues therefore occupy a legally ambiguous category: produced under a de facto state, accepted nowhere as currency, and distributed almost entirely through the collector market.
The fifth anniversary falls in 2013, placing this strike exactly five years after a conflict in which Georgian forces, Russian troops, and South Ossetian militia fought across a region smaller than Luxembourg.