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25 Zarin Saint George Church
| Issuer | National Bank of the Republic of South Ossetia |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central raised medallion bearing the coat of arms of the Republic of South Ossetia — a prowling snow leopard set against a mountain landscape — encircled by a beaded border with the bilingual legends РЕСПУБЛИКӔ ХУССАР ИРЫСТОН (in Ossetian) and РЕСПУБЛИКА ЮЖНАЯ ОСЕТИЯ (in Russian). The dark lacquered field surrounding the medallion is decorated with two concentric rings of ornamental rosette devices. The denomination 25 ЗÆРИНЫ arcs prominently across the top of the field in large Cyrillic characters, while НАЦИОНАЛОН БАНК is inscribed in large letters along the lower portion; the date 2023, mint mark ММД, and fineness Ag 925 31,1 appear below the central medallion. |
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| Obverse lettering | 25 ЗÆРИНЫ РЕСПУБЛИКӔ ХУССАР ИРЫСТОН РЕСПУБЛИКА ЮЖНАЯ ОСЕТИЯ ММД 2023 Ag 925 31,1 НАЦИОНАЛОН БАНК |
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South Ossetia has no internationally recognized monetary system — it operates within the Russian ruble zone and has never issued circulating coinage. The "National Bank of the Republic of South Ossetia" produces these pieces exclusively as collector items, with no legal tender function accepted beyond the territory itself, which only a handful of UN member states recognize. KM# 10 suggests a slim catalog for this issuer, which began appearing in numismatic literature only in the 2010s.
Zarin is a small village in the Leningor district, a region whose administrative status remains genuinely disputed between South Ossetia and Georgia. The Saint George Church there predates the modern political conflict by centuries.