RA Gold - 2008 - 10,000 dram - Zodiac: Pisces
Identifier
RA Gold Commemorative - 26
Reference Description
This gold commemorative coin depicting Pisces has been issued by the Central Bank of Armenia under the International Program “The Signs of Zodiac”.
Pisces is a zodiac constellation which lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. This constellation resembles two roundish objects tied to the same point by a string. According to one of the versions of Greek mythology this constellation represents fish into which Aphrodite and her son Eros transformed in order to escape the monstrous Typhon. The two fish are often depicted tied together with a cord (or their tails) not to lose one another.
The astrological period called Pisces takes the period from February 19 to March 21.
The coin issued with coloured inks.
Designed by U. Walerzak. Minted in the Mint of Poland
Pisces is a zodiac constellation which lies between Aquarius to the west and Aries to the east. This constellation resembles two roundish objects tied to the same point by a string. According to one of the versions of Greek mythology this constellation represents fish into which Aphrodite and her son Eros transformed in order to escape the monstrous Typhon. The two fish are often depicted tied together with a cord (or their tails) not to lose one another.
The astrological period called Pisces takes the period from February 19 to March 21.
The coin issued with coloured inks.
Designed by U. Walerzak. Minted in the Mint of Poland
Specifications
Denomination: 10,000 dram
Metal: Gold 900
Weight: 8.60g
Diameter: 22mm
Mintage: up to 10,000 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof
Metal: Gold 900
Weight: 8.60g
Diameter: 22mm
Mintage: up to 10,000 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof
Files
Collection
Citation
“RA Gold - 2008 - 10,000 dram - Zodiac: Pisces,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed December 27, 2024, https://armnumres.org/index.php/items/show/390.