Kalbajar — the district this coin commemorates — was occupied by Armenian forces in 1993 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and held for nearly three decades. Azerbaijan recaptured it in November 2020 during the Second Karabakh War, and this issue was struck the following year as part of a broader commemorative series marking the retaken territories. The Central Bank moved quickly; several district coins in the series appeared within months of the ceasefire.
Kalbajar — the district this coin commemorates — was occupied by Armenian forces in 1993 during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and held for nearly three decades. Azerbaijan recaptured it in November 2020 during the Second Karabakh War, and this issue was struck the following year as part of a broader commemorative series marking the retaken territories. The Central Bank moved quickly; several district coins in the series appeared within months of the ceasefire.