50th Anniversary of Armenian SSR – Matenadaran
Identifier
ANRO-1791
Reference Description
Obverse: Depiction of the Matenadaran, the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts in Yerevan. The entrance features its towering columns, with statues of notable Armenian scholars and historians along the staircase. The inscription at the bottom reads "ՄԱՏԵՆԱԴԱՐԱՆ" (Matenadaran).
Reverse: The state emblem of the Armenian SSR, featuring Mount Ararat with rays of the rising sun, a hammer and sickle within a star, and a wreath of wheat and grapes. The inscription along the border reads "ԽՈՐՀՐԴԱՅԻՆ ՍՈՑԻԱԼԻՍՏԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ" (Soviet Socialist Republic), and below, "50", marking the anniversary.
Specifications: Bronze, 59mm, 85.30g
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Edge: Plain
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Image shown: ANRO Collection inv. 209
Reverse: The state emblem of the Armenian SSR, featuring Mount Ararat with rays of the rising sun, a hammer and sickle within a star, and a wreath of wheat and grapes. The inscription along the border reads "ԽՈՐՀՐԴԱՅԻՆ ՍՈՑԻԱԼԻՍՏԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ" (Soviet Socialist Republic), and below, "50", marking the anniversary.
Specifications: Bronze, 59mm, 85.30g
Artist / Engraver:
Mint:
Edge: Plain
Mintage:
Reference:
Image shown: ANRO Collection inv. 209
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Citation
“50th Anniversary of Armenian SSR – Matenadaran,” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed February 1, 2025, https://armnumres.org/items/show/1791.