199 - 100th Anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia - 5,000 dram 2017
Reference Description
The First Republic of Armenia was proclaimed on 28 May, 1918.
The proclamation of the Republic was preceded by heroic battles in Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan and Gharakilisа owing to which after a centuries-long break the Armenian statehood was restored.
On 26 May, 2018 the Transcaucasian Seim was abolished, and on 28 May the Armenian National Council announced itself a supreme and the only power of the Armenian provinces and a few days later published the communication by which the independence of the Armenian state was proclaimed and the Armenian Democratic Republic was founded.
Despite the socio-economic hardships the country was facing that time, the authorities of the newly independent republic embarked on a vast range of activities for the state-building. That included creation of state symbols – the coat of arms and the flag of the republic, issuance of Armenian banknotes and stamps, establishment of scientific and educational and charitable institutions.
Unfavorable economic conditions, thousands of Armenian refugees who survived the Armenian Genocide, general starvation, blockade of transportation ways and aggressive policy of the neighboring countries deprived the republic authorities of the possibility to create a stable state.
The First Republic of Armenia held out till 2 December, 1920, and irrespective of the short life the role of this Republic in the recreation of the Armenian statehood is invaluable.
Obverse: the coats of arms of the first Republic of Armenia and the third Republic of Armenia.
Reverse: the image of the government building of the first Republic of Armenia.
Designed by Lusine Lalayan.
Minted in the Lithuanian Mint.
The proclamation of the Republic was preceded by heroic battles in Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan and Gharakilisа owing to which after a centuries-long break the Armenian statehood was restored.
On 26 May, 2018 the Transcaucasian Seim was abolished, and on 28 May the Armenian National Council announced itself a supreme and the only power of the Armenian provinces and a few days later published the communication by which the independence of the Armenian state was proclaimed and the Armenian Democratic Republic was founded.
Despite the socio-economic hardships the country was facing that time, the authorities of the newly independent republic embarked on a vast range of activities for the state-building. That included creation of state symbols – the coat of arms and the flag of the republic, issuance of Armenian banknotes and stamps, establishment of scientific and educational and charitable institutions.
Unfavorable economic conditions, thousands of Armenian refugees who survived the Armenian Genocide, general starvation, blockade of transportation ways and aggressive policy of the neighboring countries deprived the republic authorities of the possibility to create a stable state.
The First Republic of Armenia held out till 2 December, 1920, and irrespective of the short life the role of this Republic in the recreation of the Armenian statehood is invaluable.
Obverse: the coats of arms of the first Republic of Armenia and the third Republic of Armenia.
Reverse: the image of the government building of the first Republic of Armenia.
Designed by Lusine Lalayan.
Minted in the Lithuanian Mint.
Specifications
Denomination: 5,000 dram
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 168.1g
Diameter: 63mm
Mintage: 300 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 168.1g
Diameter: 63mm
Mintage: 300 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof
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Citation
“199 - 100th Anniversary of the First Republic of Armenia - 5,000 dram 2017,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed December 22, 2024, https://armnumres.org/items/show/1157.