22 - Echmiadzin - 1,000 dram 1998
Reference Description
The coins are dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity as state religion in Armenia.
Obverse: the coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia.
Reverse: the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, which was built in 301-303 to have later become the center of Armenian Christianity and the Seat of the Patriarch of All Armenians.
Designed by Hrachya Aslanyan.
Minted in the Royal Dutch Mint.
Year of issue 1998.
Obverse: the coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia.
Reverse: the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, which was built in 301-303 to have later become the center of Armenian Christianity and the Seat of the Patriarch of All Armenians.
Designed by Hrachya Aslanyan.
Minted in the Royal Dutch Mint.
Year of issue 1998.
Specifications
Denomination: 1,000 dram
Metal: Silver 999
Weight: 31.1g
Diameter: 38mm
Mintage: 1,700 pcs.
Edge: Plain, numbered
Strike quality: Proof
Metal: Silver 999
Weight: 31.1g
Diameter: 38mm
Mintage: 1,700 pcs.
Edge: Plain, numbered
Strike quality: Proof
Notes
The coin is dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity as state religion in Armenia.
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Citation
“22 - Echmiadzin - 1,000 dram 1998,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed December 26, 2024, https://armnumres.org/index.php/items/show/166.