170 - FIFA World Cup - 100 dram 2014

The collector coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia is dedicated to the 20th World Football Championship of 2014. The host country of the Championship is Brazil.

FIFA tournaments have always attracted attention of organizations which issue notes and coins. Among the various issues collector coins take a special place since the most important football events of the world and their participants are represented in precious metals. While obtaining collector coins football fans and coin collectors gain an opportunity to feel as co-participants of the unique FIFA tournaments and to keep memory of them for a long time.

The “2014 World Football Championship” collector coin continues the series of silver collector coins of the Republic of Armenia that commemorate the World Football Championships of 1998 (France) and of 2006 (Germany).
Obverse: the coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia; the producer’s stamp, the nominal value “100 ԴՐԱՄ.DRAM” and the date of issue “2014” are beneath it; “ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ” and “REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA” are inscribed along the rim.
Reverse: in the upper and lower semicircles - the flags of the 32 participant-countries of the 2014 World Football Championship; in the centre - the names of the countries and the inscription “2014 FIFA WORLD CUPTM”.

Denomination: 100 dram
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 20.0g
Diameter: 38.6mm
Mintage: 5,000 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof

The coin is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of introduction of Armenian currency, the Dram (22 November, 1993).Obverse of the coin depicts the coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia and the logotype of the 20th anniversary. On the background of the coat of arms there are depictions resembling security features of Armenian banknotes (guilloche and security thread).Reverse of the coin depicts the building of the Central Bank of Armenia and depictions resembling security features of Armenian banknotes (guilloche and see-through ornament).