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50 Apsars Vladislav Ardzinba
| Issuer | Bank of Abkhazia |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Technique | Prooflike |
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| Reverse description | Central device displays a right-facing portrait bust of Vladislav Ardzinba, first President of the Republic of Abkhazia, rendered in high relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features against a polished field. The legend 'АҦСНЫ АҲӘЫНҬҚАРРА' (Republic of Abkhazia) arcs across the upper portion of the rim. Along the lower arc, the inscription 'АИААИРА' (Victory) is flanked by the dates '1993' and '2013', separated by bullet points and two six-pointed stars, marking the 20th anniversary of the 1992–1993 War of Independence. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | АҦСНЫ АҲӘЫНҬҚАРРА * 1993 ∙ АИААИРА ∙ 2013 * (Translation: The Republic of Abkhazia 1993 Victory 2013) |
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Vladislav Ardzinba led Abkhazia through its brutal 1992–93 war with Georgia and became the republic's first president — a figure so central to the separatist project that commemorating him in gold was an inevitability. The Bank of Abkhazia, operating in a state recognized by fewer than a handful of UN members, issues coins that function more as political assertions than circulating currency. Russia recognized Abkhazian independence in August 2008, following the South Ossetia war, which gave the republic's institutions — including its mint program — a degree of geopolitical cover they had previously lacked.