Hero of Abkhazia explained
Hero of Abkhazia |
Type: | Award |
Eligibility: | Abkhazian and foreign citizens |
Firstawarded: | December 4, 1992 |
Related: | Hero (title) |
The title Hero of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аҧсны афырхаҵа Aṕsny Afyrhaca) is a state award of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Description
The medal is an eight-pointed star made of gilded metal, with rays radiating from the center. On the surface of the star there is a convex stylized image of the solar sign. In the center of the star is a precious stone. The gemstone provided for in the description was never used. The distance between the opposite ends of the eight-pointed star is 35 mm. The designer of the medal was Valery Gamgia.
Notable Recipients
Cities
Two cities in Abkhazia were awarded the title Hero of Abkhazia in the form of a Hero City:[6] [7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Prague Watchdog - Конфликт в Чечне - Чеченский фактор в грузино-абхазской войне 1992-1993 гг.. www.watchdog.cz. 2017-11-11.
- Web site: Виталий Вольф посмертно удостоен звания "Герой Абхазии" . apsnypress.info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160629175408/http://apsnypress.info/news/vitaliy-volf-posmertno-udostoen-zvaniya-geroy-abkhazii/ . 2016-06-29.
- Book: Smolnik, Franziska. Secessionist Rule: Protracted Conflict and Configurations of Non-state Authority. 2016-09-08. Campus Verlag. 9783593506296. en.
- News: Спартак Жидков: Армянский батальон в грузино-абхазской войне - ИА REGNUM. ИА REGNUM. 2017-11-11. ru-RU.
- News: Министром обороны Абхазии назначен Владимир Ануа. Денис.
- Web site: Город-герой Ткуарчал преображается . www.apsnypress.info . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160702003323/http://apsnypress.info/news/gorod-geroy-tkuarchal-preobrazhaetsya/ . 2016-07-02.
- Web site: Город Герой — Ткуарчал + 4 водопада — экскурсия на "Тонкостях туризма".
- Web site: Абхазские города Гудаута и Ткуарчал удостоены почетного звания.