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2 Apsars West Caucasian tur
| Issuer | Bank of Abkhazia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a finely detailed high-relief rendering of a West Caucasian tur (Capra caucasica) standing upon a rocky outcrop and facing right, its characteristic large curved horns prominently displayed. A stylised mountain range silhouette occupies the upper background within a raised inner circle. The Abkhazian Cyrillic legend 'АБГАБ' (Tur) arcs along the upper left border, while the Latin binomial 'CAPRA' appears at lower left and 'CAUCASICA' curves along the right border, together forming the species' scientific name. |
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Abkhazia's apsar coinage occupies a legally ambiguous position — the territory declared independence from Georgia in 1999, but is recognized as a sovereign state by only a handful of UN members, Russia chief among them. The Bank of Abkhazia issues these coins primarily as collector pieces rather than circulating currency, with distribution largely dependent on Russian numismatic channels. The West Caucasian tur, a wild goat endemic to the western Greater Caucasus range, was classified as endangered by the IUCN, making it a recurring subject in Abkhazia's wildlife series.