Ara Beqaryan - 100 dram 2013

Modern Silver-128

This silver collector coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia is dedicated to the centenary of Ara Beqaryan’s birth.
Ara Vaghinak Beqaryan (1913–1986) is a prominent Armenian painter, a people’s artist of Armenian SSR.
He graduated from Yerevan Artistry and Industry College (1932) and Leningrad All-Russian Art Academy (1939). A World War 2 participant. A lecturer in Artistry and Theater Institute in the period 1945–1986 (Professor since 1964).
Beqaryan created compositional patterns, landscapes, still lives. Among them are “Entry of the 11th Army to Yerevan in 1920” (1949), “At Cradle” (1953), “A Woman Selling Flowers” (1958), “Armenia the Year 1920” (1960), “Damascus” (1967), “A Bridge in Venice” (1975), “An Armenian Dance Ver-Veri” (1981), “Saghmosavanq” (1982). He has authored many portraits, such as “Karo Ghafadaryan” (1961), “Painter A. Gharibyan” (1962), “A. Spendiaryan” (1971), as well as posters, such as “Qaj Nazar” (1958), “Beggars of High Esteem” (1962).
Beqaryan had individual exhibitions in Yerevan and Moscow.
The coin issued with colored inks.
Designed by Eduard Kurghinyan. Minted in the Royal Dutch Mint.

Denomination: 100 dram
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 28.28g
Diameter: 28x40mm
Mintage: 500 pcs.
Edge: Plain
Strike quality: Proof

This silver collector coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia is dedicated to the centenary of Ara Beqaryan’s birth.Ara Vaghinak Beqaryan (1913–1986) is a prominent Armenian painter, a people’s artist of Armenian SSR. He graduated from Yerevan Artistry and Industry College (1932) and Leningrad All-Russian Art Academy (1939). A World War 2 participant. A lecturer in Artistry and Theater Institute in the period 1945–1986 (Professor since 1964). Beqaryan created compositional patterns, landscapes, still lives. Among them are “Entry of the 11th Army to Yerevan in 1920” (1949), “At Cradle” (1953), “A Woman Selling Flowers” (1958), “Armenia the Year 1920” (1960), “Damascus” (1967), “A Bridge in Venice” (1975), “An Armenian Dance Ver-Veri” (1981), “Saghmosavanq” (1982). He has authored many portraits, such as “Karo Ghafadaryan” (1961), “Painter A. Gharibyan” (1962), “A. Spendiaryan” (1971), as well as posters, such as “Qaj Nazar” (1958), “Beggars of High Esteem” (1962). Beqaryan had individual exhibitions in Yerevan and Moscow. The coin issued with colored inks.