10 Apsars 20 years of liberation of the town of Gagra

Features

Issuer Abkhazia
Period Republic (1994-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2012
Value 10 Apsars
Currency Apsar
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 33.94 g
Diameter 39 mm
Thickness 3.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Number
N#
93803

Commemorative issue

20 years of liberation of the town of Gagra

Series: The Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia 1992-1993

Obverse

In the upper central part of the coin on the mirror field – the relief picture of the emblem of the Bank of Abkhazia. Under the emblem – the inscription in abkhazian “Аҧсны Абанк (The Bank of Abkhazia), above it – the semicircular inscription that indicate the denomination of the coin “10 ҦСАРК” (10 Apsars), to the right - the mint trade mark in which there is an indication of the metal sign in accordance with the D.I.Mendeleyev Periodic System of Elements and the fineness. In the lower part of the coin on the matted field and raised small print inscriptions of five lines “Аҧсны Абанк” - the year of issue «2012».

Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin

Lettering:
10 ҦСАРК
Ag 925 ММД
АҦСНЫ АБАНК
2012

Translation:
10 Apsars
MMD
The Bank of Abkhazia

Reverse

In the center - the figure of a member of volunteer corps in a bashlyk with a gun against the mountain «Мамзышьха» (Mamzishkha), to the left - the inscription «XX лет» (XX years), to the right – a conditional operation plan for the liberation of the town of Gagra, along the rim – inscriptions in abkhazian and the ribbon image with inscriptions, in the center of the composition – two crossed swords pointing upward that symbolize a military valour and the Victory, inscriptions on the ribbon: in the central part - «ГАГРА (Gagra) and dates: to the left – «06.10.1992», to the right - «06.10.2012».

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering:
* АФЫРХАЦӘА ХАШҬРА РЫҚӘЫМ *
XX
ШЫҚӘСА
06.10. 1992. ГАГРА 06.10.2012.

Translation:
Eternal memory to the heroes
XX years
Gagra

Engraver: Japua B.R.

Edge

Corrugated

Mint

Mintmark of Moscow Mint (ММД) Moscow Mint (Московский монетный двор), Russia (?-date)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2012 ММД 500 Prooflike

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