Yerevan Matenadaran Treasured Collections Commemorative Medal, 1993, Bronze
Identifier
ANRO-1685
Reference Description
Obverse: Facade of the Matenadaran in Yerevan, Armenia, with its grand entrance and monumental staircase. Below, the statue of Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet, is shown seated, instructing his disciple Koryun. The inscriptions read "Մատենադարան Երևան" (Matenadaran Yerevan) and "Մ. Մաշտոց" (M. Mashtots).
Reverse: A stylized image of a medieval Armenian scribe, seated in an arched niche, writing in a manuscript. The surrounding inscription lists prominent Armenian scholars, theologians, and historians:
"ՏՈՐՈՍ ՌՈՍԼԻՆ" (Toros Roslin), "ՄԽԻՏԱՐ ՀԵՐԱՃԻ" (Mkhitar Heratsi), "ՖՐԻԿ" (Frik), "ՄԽԻՏԱՐ ԳՈՇ" (Mkhitar Gosh), "ՄՈՎՍԵՍ ԽՈՐԵՆԱՑԻ" (Movses Khorenatsi), "ԱՆԱՆԻԱ ՇԻՐԱԿԱՑԻ" (Anania Shirakatsi), "ԳՐԻԳՈՐ ՆԱՐԵԿԱՑԻ" (Grigor Narekatsi), "ԳՐԻԳՈՐ ՏԱՏԵՐԱՑԻ" (Grigor Tat‘evatsi).
Specifications:
Artist / Engraver: Ashot Adamyan
Mint: LMD (Leningrad Mint)
Edge: Plain
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Reverse: A stylized image of a medieval Armenian scribe, seated in an arched niche, writing in a manuscript. The surrounding inscription lists prominent Armenian scholars, theologians, and historians:
"ՏՈՐՈՍ ՌՈՍԼԻՆ" (Toros Roslin), "ՄԽԻՏԱՐ ՀԵՐԱՃԻ" (Mkhitar Heratsi), "ՖՐԻԿ" (Frik), "ՄԽԻՏԱՐ ԳՈՇ" (Mkhitar Gosh), "ՄՈՎՍԵՍ ԽՈՐԵՆԱՑԻ" (Movses Khorenatsi), "ԱՆԱՆԻԱ ՇԻՐԱԿԱՑԻ" (Anania Shirakatsi), "ԳՐԻԳՈՐ ՆԱՐԵԿԱՑԻ" (Grigor Narekatsi), "ԳՐԻԳՈՐ ՏԱՏԵՐԱՑԻ" (Grigor Tat‘evatsi).
Specifications:
Artist / Engraver: Ashot Adamyan
Mint: LMD (Leningrad Mint)
Edge: Plain
Mintage:
Reference:
Image shown:
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Citation
“Yerevan Matenadaran Treasured Collections Commemorative Medal, 1993, Bronze,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed January 30, 2025, https://armnumres.org/items/show/1685.