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2 Apsars Polygonum carneum
| Issuer | Bank of Abkhazia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the large numeral '2' dominating the left and centre of the field, overlaid with a stylised floral motif rendered in low relief incorporating leaf and petal forms. To the right of the numeral, the coat of arms of Abkhazia is depicted within a shield. The date '2020' appears in the upper field, with the Cyrillic legend 'ҦСАРК' to its left and the issuer's name 'АҦСНЫ АБАНК' (Bank of Abkhazia) inscribed along the right rim. The mint mark 'ММД' (Moscow Mint) is incorporated within the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2020 2 ҦСАРК ММД АҦСНЫ АБАНК (Translation: 2020 2 Apsars MMD The Bank of Abkhazia) |
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Abkhazia's apsar coinage occupies genuinely strange numismatic territory — issued by a central bank of a state recognized by only a handful of UN members, with no meaningful circulation function and a local economy that runs almost entirely on Russian rubles. The Bank of Abkhazia produces these pieces for the collector market outright. Polygonum carneum, a flowering plant native to the Caucasus region, fits the bank's recurring pattern of issuing botanical and wildlife subjects tied to the local ecology of the territory it claims to govern.