22 - Armenian Catholicoses - 1,000,000 dram 2008

22 - Armenian Catholicoses - 1,000,000 dram 2008

Reference Description

The coin is dedicated to the Armenian Catholicoi of the XX century:

His Holiness Mkrtich I Vanetsi Khrimyan (Khrimyan Hayrik) 1820-1892-1907,
His Holiness Mateos II Kostandnupolsetsi Izmirlyan 1845-1908-1910,
His Holiness Gevorg V Tpghisetsi Surenyants 1847-1911-1930,
His Holiness Khoren I Muradbekyan 1873-1932-1938,
His Holiness Gevorg VI Cheorekchyan 1868-1945-1954,
His Holiness Vasken I Paljyan 1908-1955-1994,
His Holiness Karekin I Sargisyan 1932-1995-1999.

Obverse: the coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia.
Reverse: the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, the portraits of the Armenian Catholicoi of the 20th century, their names and the period of rule.

Designer: Haroutiun Samuelian.
The coin is minted in the Mint of Poland.

Specifications

Denomination: 1,000,000 dram
Metal: Gold 999
Weight: 1,000.0g
Diameter: 90mm
Mintage: 25 pcs.
Edge: Plain, numbered
Strike quality: Proof

Files

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Collection

Citation

“22 - Armenian Catholicoses - 1,000,000 dram 2008,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed May 3, 2024, http://armnumres.org/items/show/386.