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10 Apsars Sergey Bagapsh
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Apsar |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the denomination numeral '10' flanked by decorative dots, with the Abkhazian currency name 'ҦСАРК' (Apsars) below in bold Cyrillic lettering. The coat of arms of Abkhazia — depicting a mounted horseman — appears at the top centre. The inscription 'АҦСНЫ АБАНК' (Bank of Abkhazia) arcs along the upper periphery in Cyrillic script. The date '2019' is set within a decorative geometric band of traditional Abkhazian ornamental motifs in the lower portion of the field. The coin features a bimetallic-style ring with a beaded border encircling the entire design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Sergey Bagapsh served as President of Abkhazia from 2005 until his death in May 2011, following surgery for a lung tumor in Moscow. His initial election in 2004 was so contested — with rival candidate Raul Khajimba backed openly by Moscow — that Russia briefly cut off gas and electricity to the territory before a compromise re-run election was arranged. Bagapsh won that re-run handily and later brought Khajimba in as his vice president, a pragmatic reconciliation that stabilized the separatist government through its most diplomatically consequential years.
Russia's formal recognition of Abkhazian independence came in August 2008, during Bagapsh's tenure.