Hi Stackers,
The coin issued by Mint XXI has a political load.
It is about the war in Ukraine:
It is called Warrior of Azovstal which are the brave men and women who were defending Mariupol from inside and under the vast steelwork of Azovstal. The premisis were like a little city.
The sea there is called Azov. The Azov battalion was encircled and later joined by retreating Ukraine marines and in the end they surrendered under governance of Red Cross and UN but that was a paper hat.
It is said a Russian bomb killed many of them while in jail while the rest were tortured daily. Another grup was released recently via Turkiye.
The Azov regiment used to be a battalion outside the army - but was incorporated later in the regular army for obvious reasons.
The encirclement was partly due to some initial mishaps in Kherson and Zaporizhia (to its West) which allowed the Russians to arrive to Mariupol much quicker than expected. I leave it here as not everything is clear yet how this happened. I only say what I read on twitter the last months.
Well it is quite a coin. A cruel reality attached while the war is going on.
Goldrooster
That's a really powerful design
"Th' rooskies ur guid wrestlers buy nae much fur sailin'. Ahh heards they tint they's Galleon Moskavar. Tay bad, it's terrible tae waste a braw vessel! A war 'att shoods hav ne'er bin fooght. Ahh suspect th' colonists ur behin' it. What's they's heid rebel's nam? 'Turkey-trot Joe'? A real glaikit dandy." 🙄 -Keptin
The coin stand for historical facts and history
Great design. Thanks for sharing the history behind this
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Wow, nice story
Wow!My first time hearing about this.
Thanks for sharing