10 Apsars The Cathedral of St. Andrew, the "First-called" Apostle in Pitsunda; gold-plating

Features

Issuer Abkhazia
Period Republic (1994-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2011
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#
94209

Commemorative issue

The Cathedral of St. Andrew, the "First-called" Apostle in Pitsunda

Series: Historical sites of Abkhazia

Obverse

Silver with selected gold-plating coin (Silver 925, Gold 999).
In the upper central part, on the smooth field - the relief picture of the Emblem of the Bank of Abkhazia, under it - the inscription in Abkhazian “Аҧсны Абанк (The Bank of Abkhazia). The semicircular inscriptions above the Emblem indicate the denomination of the coin “10 ҦСАРК” (10 Apsars). Along the rim to the left - the indication of the metal sign in accordance with the D.I. Mendeleyev Periodic System of Elements, the fineness, to the right - the mint trade mark. 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 "2011".

Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin

Lettering:
10 ҦСАРК
Ag 925 ММД
АҦСНЫ АБАНК
2011

Translation:
10 Apsars
Ag 925 MMD
The Bank of Abkhazia

Reverse

In the central part of the coin- the image of The Cathedral of St. Andrew, the "First-called" Apostle in Pitsunda, to the left – the picture of the cathedral carrying out cross, to the right – the picture of the Abkhazian Catholicos mitre , in the upper central part of the coin- the semicircular inscription in abkhazian «Ацқьа Андреи Аҧхьанаҧхьаҩ изку Пицундатәи аныха» (The Cathedral of St. Andrew, the "First-called" Apostle in Pitsunda). The inscription under the image of the Cathedral indicates the date of the building.

Script: Cyrillic

Lettering: АЦҚЬА АНДРЕИ АҦХЬАНАҦХЬАҨ ИЗКУ ПИЦУНДАТӘИ АНЫХА

Translation: The Cathedral of St. Andrew, the "First-called" Apostle in Pitsunda

Engraver: Japua B.R.

Edge

Corrugated

Mint

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

Comments

Catalogue Number 0360010-002
Date of issue 15.02.2012

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2011 ММД 500 Prooflike

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