2001 Medal for Archbishop Souren Kataroyan and the National Gulbenkian School, Aleppo

2001 Medal for Archbishop Souren Kataroyan and the National Gulbenkian School, Aleppo

Identifier

ANRO-1586

Reference Description

2001 Medal for Archbishop Souren Kataroyan and the National Gulbenkian School, Aleppo

Obverse: Bust of Archbishop Souren Kataroyan left.
ԳԵՐՇ. Տ. ՍՈՒՐԷՆ Ս. ԱՐՔ. ԳԱԹԱՐՈՑԵԱՆ ՇԻՆԱՐԱՐ ԱՌԱՋՆՈՐԴ ՀԱՅՈՑ ԲԵՐԻՈՅ ԹԵՄԻ
Dedicated to Archbishop Souren Kataroyan, Architectural Leader of the Armenians of Beirut's District
Reverse: The reverse design is borrowed from a medal by A. Adamyan
ԱԶԳ. ԿԻՒԼՊԷՆԿԵԱՆ ՎԱՐԺԱՐԱՆ ՀԱԼԵՊ - 2001
National Gulbenkian School, Aleppo - 2001
Specifications: Gold-plated pewter, 72mm, over 200g
Artist / Engraver:
Mint:
Edge: Plain
Mintage:
Reference:
Image shown: Levon Saryan Collection


*The same medal also exists in pewter

The medal comes in a presentation box, labelled ԱՌԱՋՆՈՐԴԱՐԱՆ ՀԱՅՈՑ ԲԵՐԻՈՅ ԹԵՄԻ * ՀԱԼԷՊ

Notes

As stated above, the medal is prepared and minted in Aleppo.
The photograph of the late Archbishop Souren Kataroyan is taken by Jean Momjian.
The designer of the medal is Jean Momjian.
The sculptor is Vartkes Barsoumian.
Engravers Jean Momjian and Ara Momjian.
The medal mould is prepared at Momjian Brothers (Jean, Ara and Shant) atelier.
The medal is minted at Ambarjian (Diran , Kevork and Arshag) Brothers factory.

Files

ANRO-1586 2001 Medal for Archbishop Suren S. Gatarotsean and the National Gulbenkian School, Aleppo.jpg

Collection

Citation

“2001 Medal for Archbishop Souren Kataroyan and the National Gulbenkian School, Aleppo,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed April 27, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/1586.