83 - Mkhitar Gosh - 1,000 dram 2009

This silver commemorative coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia is dedicated to 825 years of “The Codex” written by Mkhitar Gosh.
“The Codex” is an Armenian memorial of the medieval law. It includes almost all aspects and institutes of the feudal law – criminal, civic, family, judicial and state laws. According to “The Codex” any action against the government, private property, person’s life and health, church and ideology prevailing at the time was recognized as a crime. “The Codex” provided for a dual system of punishment – bodily and religious. This work deserves to have been of progressive relevance since it put forward the principle of proportionality of crime and punishment.
“The Codex” was applied both in Armenia and certain places of Armenian migration (Poland, Astrakhan, Georgia). Nearly 40 manuscripts of “The Codex”, including the oldest one, are kept in Matenadaran.
In the middle of the obverse is a spiral shaped inscription "825 years of "The Codex" is an Armenian memorial of the medieval law" in Armenian.
The reverse depicts the portrait of Mkhitar Gosh and vertical inscription "Mkhitar Gosh" in Armenian.
The coin is designed by Eduard Kurghinyan, a member of Armenian Association of Artisits and Designers. It is produced in the Mint in of Finland LTD.

Denomination: 1,000 dram
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 33.6g
Diameter: 40mm
Mintage: 500 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof

This silver commemorative coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia is dedicated to 825 years of “The Codex” written by Mkhitar Gosh. “The Codex” is an Armenian memorial of the medieval law. It includes almost all aspects and institutes of the feudal law – criminal, civic, family, judicial and state laws. According to “The Codex” any action against the government, private property, person’s life and health, church and ideology prevailing at the time was recognized as a crime. “The Codex” provided for a dual system of punishment – bodily and religious. This work deserves to have been of progressive relevance since it put forward the principle of proportionality of crime and punishment.“The Codex” was applied both in Armenia and certain places of Armenian migration (Poland, Astrakhan, Georgia). Nearly 40 manuscripts of “The Codex”, including the oldest one, are kept in Matenadaran.In the middle of the obverse is a spiral shaped inscription "825 years of "The Codex" is an Armenian memorial of the medieval law" in Armenian.The reverse depicts the portrait of Mkhitar Gosh and vertical inscription "Mkhitar Gosh" in Armenian.