204 - Yerevan-2800 - 5,000 dram 2018
Reference Description
Yerevan is the 12th capital of historical Armenia.
The territory of Yerevan has been inhabited since the ancient times. In 782 BC, during the flourishing of the Urartian kingdom, King Argishti A founded the Erebuni fortress - Yerevan of our days. The evidence of that historical fact is the cuneiform record of King Argishti, “a stone passport” that confirms the age of the city.
The architectural monuments of different periods, remnants of material culture and bibliographical references testify to the ongoing existence of life in the city. Yerevan had repeatedly been subjected to attacks by foreign invaders, but had resisted and remained standing.
May 28, 1918 is the date on which the First Republic of Armenia was proclaimed, with Yerevan as the capital city of the Armenian state.
The construction of new Yerevan based on the Alexander Tamanyan’s project commenced in 1924. The city is notable for its unique architectural solutions. According to great architect, all the avenues of Yerevan are conceived to lead their view to the historical Mount Ararat.
Nowadays, Yerevan is presented to the world as one of the symbols of Armenian statehood and national identity.
Designed by Vardan Vardanyan.
Minted in the Lithuanian Mint.
Obverse: the symbolic images of the city of Yerevan – the coat of the arms, the city plan and a relief ornament in the form of the tree of life at the building of Yerevan Municipality.Reverse: a fragment from A. Harutiunyan’s monumental sculpture “King Argishti and the city founders” at the building of “Erebuni” Historical and Archeological Museum-Reserve.
The territory of Yerevan has been inhabited since the ancient times. In 782 BC, during the flourishing of the Urartian kingdom, King Argishti A founded the Erebuni fortress - Yerevan of our days. The evidence of that historical fact is the cuneiform record of King Argishti, “a stone passport” that confirms the age of the city.
The architectural monuments of different periods, remnants of material culture and bibliographical references testify to the ongoing existence of life in the city. Yerevan had repeatedly been subjected to attacks by foreign invaders, but had resisted and remained standing.
May 28, 1918 is the date on which the First Republic of Armenia was proclaimed, with Yerevan as the capital city of the Armenian state.
The construction of new Yerevan based on the Alexander Tamanyan’s project commenced in 1924. The city is notable for its unique architectural solutions. According to great architect, all the avenues of Yerevan are conceived to lead their view to the historical Mount Ararat.
Nowadays, Yerevan is presented to the world as one of the symbols of Armenian statehood and national identity.
Designed by Vardan Vardanyan.
Minted in the Lithuanian Mint.
Obverse: the symbolic images of the city of Yerevan – the coat of the arms, the city plan and a relief ornament in the form of the tree of life at the building of Yerevan Municipality.Reverse: a fragment from A. Harutiunyan’s monumental sculpture “King Argishti and the city founders” at the building of “Erebuni” Historical and Archeological Museum-Reserve.
Specifications
Denomination: 5,000 dram
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 168.1g
Diameter: 63mm
Mintage: 700 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 168.1g
Diameter: 63mm
Mintage: 700 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof
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Citation
“204 - Yerevan-2800 - 5,000 dram 2018,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed April 27, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/1162.