The United Nations designated 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture — not 2021. Pridnestrovie struck this coin the preceding year in anticipation, a common practice among small issuing authorities producing thematic commemoratives tied to UN calendar events. The bank's output in this series is aimed squarely at the thematic collector market rather than domestic circulation, and most examples reach the public through specialist dealers rather than any conventional banking channel.
The United Nations designated 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture — not 2021. Pridnestrovie struck this coin the preceding year in anticipation, a common practice among small issuing authorities producing thematic commemoratives tied to UN calendar events. The bank's output in this series is aimed squarely at the thematic collector market rather than domestic circulation, and most examples reach the public through specialist dealers rather than any conventional banking channel.