Georgia imprinted war with Russia on coins

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"A coin dedicated to an armed conflict with Russia in August 2008 has been issued in Georgia.

As was reported by VZGLYAD, Deputy Chairman of the Heraldry Council of the Georgian Parliament Mamuka Gongadze reported that the work on the coin started immediately after the "five-day war" began.

According to Gongadze, the coin will become an active means of payment and not just a valuable item for collectors.

The reverse of the coin depicts the Georgian territory with Abkhazia and South Ossetia included in it, which independence was recognized after 2008 by four UN member-countries: Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Nauru.
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http://www.georgiatimes.info/en/news/57007.html

I tried figuring out what coin is mentioned in the above article. Maybe some of the non-US Georgians ;) could find out or just fill me in. I wrote to the Georgia Times, no answer. I've asked in a couple of places on the internet, no one knew. I looked on the National Bank of Georgia site, no luck. Auctions on eBay were no help.

What coin is the article talking about?

Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Wow, still no answer. I even wrote to a couple of Numista members in Georgia.  :(
Quote: torontokubaWow, still no answer. I even wrote to a couple of Numista members in Georgia.  :(
Damn rednecks!
Non illegitimis carborundum est.  Excellent advice for all coins.
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Nothing on this issue on the National Bank of Georgia website. Links to official pages on Georgian circulation and commemorative coins:
http://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=194
http://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=414
I collect coins and tokens which circulated in Africa from 18th century to 2000. I sell about 7000 illustrated world coins from http://www.avscoins.com.
I think this could be incorrect as I have viewed many sites to try and find any coin that has been released by Georgia, with no success, however I have notice on most sites that refer to this war all mention counter-insurgency (coin) tactics, so maybe this isn't an actual coin but a mistake by a not very successful reporter. There is a commemorative coin released in 2008 which can been seen here:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/abkhazia-1.html
I agree, this might have been a journalistic mistake. I checked a Russian language numismatic forum with a large section on coins from the former USSR area, and there was nothing on this issue.
As for the link, it shows coins issued by authorities of Sukhumi which consider Abkhazia independent from Georgia. Thus they (all three: authorities of Abkhazia, their coins and the country itself) are not recognized by Tbilisi as legitimate.  
I collect coins and tokens which circulated in Africa from 18th century to 2000. I sell about 7000 illustrated world coins from http://www.avscoins.com.

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