10 Apsars Sosnaliev S.A.

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.