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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddddd, post: 7327616, member: 22377&quot;]As an addendum to my set of former Soviet Union nations (more on that at a later point), I&#039;ve decided to include some related disputed territories. Some are more difficult (and more expensive) to find than others so this set may take some time. The first two coins arrived recently and have been placed into lighthouse slabs with my own labels.</p><p><br /></p><p>First up is Transnistria. It is located between the river Dniester and the Ukrainian border. While it is recognized as part of Moldova, there are more ethnic Russians and Ukrainians (combined). That has led to tensions and military conflicts. They have their own currency (known as the ruble), so the coin below is semi-official (it&#039;s more of a non-circulating commemorative).</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin: <b>European wildcat (Forest Cat)</b></p><p>Country: <b>Transnistria</b></p><p>Face value: <b>1 Ruble</b></p><p>Year: <b>2020</b></p><p>Composition: <b>steel with nickel-plated</b></p><p>Diameter (mm): <b>22</b></p><p>Mintage: <b>50,000</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280359[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1280360[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And then there is Nagorno-Karabakh. It is located in the South Caucasus, within the mountainous range of Karabakh. While fully within Azerbaijan (it is close to the border), the area has a large majority of ethnic Armenians. It is governed by the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh (formerly named Nagorno-Karabakh Republic). There have been several bloody conflicts regarding this zone since the breakup of the Soviet Union. The Artsakh dram is legal tender, but it is not as widely used as the Armenian dram.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin: <b>Cheetah</b></p><p>Country: <b>Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh)</b></p><p>Face value: <b>1 Dram</b></p><p>Year: <b>2004</b></p><p>Composition: <b>Aluminum</b></p><p>Diameter (mm): <b>21.7</b></p><p>Mintage: <b>unknown</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1280357[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1280358[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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