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25 Zarin WWII Victory
| Issuer | National Bank of South Ossetia |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 25 Zarin |
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| Obverse description | Against a polished black field, the central device comprises a raised circular cartouche bearing the state emblem of the Republic of South Ossetia — a snow leopard passant before a mountain landscape — encircled by the bilingual legend 'РЕСПУБЛИКӔ ХУССАР ИРЫСТОН / РЕСПУБЛИКА ЮЖНАЯ ОСЕТИЯ' in Ossetian and Russian. The denomination '25 ЗÆРИНЫ' arcs prominently across the upper field in large raised letters, while 'НАЦИОНАЛОН БАНК' curves along the lower field. A decorative border of stylised rosette ornaments surrounds the inner cartouche, and the date '2025' together with the fineness mark 'Ag925 31,1' and the Moscow Mint privy mark appear in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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South Ossetia has no internationally recognized monetary system — it uses the Russian ruble in practice — and the "National Bank of South Ossetia" issues no legal tender accepted anywhere. These pieces are produced for the collector market and carry no genuine monetary authority. The Victory commemoration framing references the Soviet role in defeating Nazi Germany, a narrative that carries particular political weight in the region given South Ossetia's alignment with Moscow following the 2008 war with Georgia.