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1000 Drams Leopard
| Issuer | Artsakh |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#19 |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed, high-relief portrait of a leopard's face is depicted in the centre of the field, rendered in a naturalistic style with intricate fur and whisker detailing, facing the viewer directly. The Armenian word 'ՎԱԳՐ' (Leopard) appears above the central motif at the top of the coin. The Latin inscription 'LEOPARD' is engraved just below the animal's chin within the field. The circular border legend reads 'ՊԱՇՏՊԱՆԵՆՔ ՎԱՅՐԻ ԿԵՆԴԱՆԻՆԵՐԻՆ' in Armenian script on the left and upper right, with '• WILDLIFE PROTECTION •' in Latin script along the lower portion of the border. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Artsakh — the self-declared republic internationally recognized almost nowhere — issued this coin during a period when building the trappings of statehood was itself a political act. The Caucasian leopard, functionally extinct across most of the South Caucasus by the early 2000s, was documented in tiny numbers in the mountainous terrain straddling Artsakh and Azerbaijan, making it simultaneously a local wildlife symbol and a creature most residents would never see.
These issues circulated in name only; the republic had no independent monetary system, operating on Armenian drams in practice.