Hero of Abkhazia

Award

Hero of Abkhazia

Type	Award
Presented by	Abkhazia
Eligibility	Abkhazian and foreign citizens
First awarded	December 4, 1992

Ribbon of the medal

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

Vladislav Ardzinba
Hovhannes Asatryan
Shamil Basaev^[1]
Sergei Matosyan
Sergei Bagapsh
Vitaly Vulf^[2]
Sultan Sosnaliyev^[3]
Ashot Kosyan^[4]
Gennady Nikichenko
Vladimir Anua^[5]

Cities

Two cities in Abkhazia were awarded the title Hero of Abkhazia in the form of a Hero City:^[6]^[7]^[8]

Tkvarcheli
Gudauta

References

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^ "Виталий Вольф посмертно удостоен звания "Герой Абхазии"". apsnypress.info. Archived from the original on 2016-06-29.
^ Smolnik, Franziska (2016-09-08). Secessionist Rule: Protracted Conflict and Configurations of Non-state Authority. Campus Verlag. ISBN 9783593506296.
^ "Спартак Жидков: Армянский батальон в грузино-абхазской войне - ИА REGNUM". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-11.
^ Денис. "Министром обороны Абхазии назначен Владимир Ануа".
^ "Город-герой Ткуарчал преображается". www.apsnypress.info. Archived from the original on 2016-07-02.
^ "Город Герой — Ткуарчал + 4 водопада — экскурсия на "Тонкостях туризма"".
^ "Абхазские города Гудаута и Ткуарчал удостоены почетного звания".