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The issuance of commemorative coins

03-06-2020 09:45

The National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia announces the issuance of
commemorative coins "75 years of Victory" and commemorative coins «Abkhazian hunter»
and «Ubykh prince and his atalyk» from «Clothing and weapons of the peoples of the Caucasus» series.

1. Commemorative coin "75 years of Victory" (silver)

Metal: Silver 925
Denomination, apsars: 10
Fine Metal Content, G: 31,1
Quality: Proof-like
Diameter, MM: 39
Mintage: 100 pieces
Artist: Batal Japua
Series: « Commemorative coins outside the series»
Catalogue number: 010010010-004

Coin description

Obverse. In the upper central part, on the smooth field - the relief picture of the State Emblem of the Republic of Abkhazia, under it - the inscription in Abkhaz “Аҧсны Абанк”(The Bank of Abkhazia). The semicircular inscriptions above the State Emblem indicate the denomination of the coin “10 ҦСАРК” (10 APSARS). In the lower part of the coin, on the matted field and raised small print inscriptions of five lines “Аҧсны Абанк” - the year of mintage "2020".
Reverse. The reverse of the coin depicts the army photographer S. Korotkov’s photograph called “Mother”, which shows an Abkhaz woman Marusha Pachulia with a photograph of her son Alexei Arshba, who died heroically in a battle in Sevastopol in 1942.

2. Commemorative coin «Abkhazian hunter»

Metal: Silver 925
Denomination, apsars: 20
Fine Metal Content, G: 150,0
Quality: Proof-like
Size, MM: 42,0*70,0
Mintage: 100 pieces
Artist: Batal Japua
Series: «Clothing and weapons of the peoples of the Caucasus»
Catalogue number: 0610020-005

Coin description

Obverse. The obverse depicts Abkhaz warriors from a famous photograph of the second half of the 19th century by D. I. Ermakov "Abkhaz Deputies". On the left side of the field there is a solar sign consisting of 11 soaring eagles, under it the face value “20 Apsars” and the date 2020. On the right side of the field is inscribed “Аҧсны Абанк»” (Bank of Abkhazia) and the state emblem of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Reverse. On the reverse in the central field there is a colored pad printing image of abkhazian hunter in a special hunting cloak (agubanak), with a shepherd's staff (alabashya), straining on the neck, dagger and pouch on the belt. The image is enclosed in a decorative frame with traditional Abkhazian ornaments, in the upper part of which there are inscriptions – «аҧсуа» and «abaza».

3. Commemorative coin «Ubykh prince and his atalyk» 

Metal: Silver 925
Denomination, apsars: 20
Fine Metal Content, G: 150,0
Quality: Proof-like
Size, MM: 42,0*70,0
Mintage: 100 pieces
Artist: Batal Japua
Series: «Clothing and weapons of the peoples of the Caucasus»
Catalogue number: 0610020-006

Coin description

Obverse. The obverse depicts Abkhaz warriors from a famous photograph of the second half of the 19th century by D. I. Ermakov "Abkhaz Deputies". On the left side of the field there is a solar sign consisting of 11 soaring eagles, under it the face value “20 Apsars” and the date 2020. On the right side of the field is inscribed “Аҧсны Абанк»” (Bank of Abkhazia) and the state emblem of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Reverse. On the reverse in the central field, there is a color image of G.G. Gagarin's “Ubykh Prince and his Atalyk” from the album “Costumes of the Caucasus”. The image is enclosed in a decorative frame with a traditional Abkhazian ornament, in the upper part of which there are inscriptions "ҭәахы", "убых".

The sale of commemorative coins of the Bank of Abkhazia from precious metals to legal entities and individuals is carried out by credit institutions of the Republic of Abkhazia.