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The Bank of Abkhazia is responsible for the Apsar coins, and has so far issued two series: "Outstanding personalities of Abkhazia" (6 coins) and "The patriotic war of the Abkhaz nation 1992-1993" (2 coins). Persons who have appeared on coins include: *Vladislav Ardzinba, president 1994-2005 *Fazil Iskander, writer *Dmitry Gulia, writer *Samson Chanba, writer and statesman *Bagrat Shinkuba, writer and politician *Aleksandr Chachba, artist 10 Apsar coins are made of silver and 50 Apsar coins are made of gold. The number of coins produced is low: 2,000 coins silver coins are minted and 1,000 gold coins. |