49 - Marshal Babajanyan - 1,000 dram 2006

This silver commemorative coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia, is dedicated to the centenary of Marshal Hamazasp Babajanyan's birth.
Hamazasp Babajanyan (1906-1977) has been rewarded as Hero of Soviet Union (1944). In 1975, he was appointed to serve as Chief-Marshal of Armored Forces of Soviet Union. Hamazasp Babajanyan has graduated from Tiflis Military School named after A. Myasnikyan (1929), participated in express courses in the Military Academy of General Staff (1948). Babajanyan has participated in the Soviet-Finnish Campaign and Great Patriotic War.
There are schools and streets both in Yerevan and Moscow named after Hamazasp Babajanyan.
Designed by K. Kojoyan.
Minted in Jablonex Group a.s., Division Czech Mint

Denomination: 1,000 dram
Metal: Silver 925
Weight: 33.60g
Diameter: 38mm
Mintage: 500 pcs.
Edge: Reeded
Strike quality: Proof

This silver commemorative coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia, is dedicated to the centenary of Marshal Hamazasp Babajanyan s birth. Hamazasp Babajanyan (1906-1977) has been rewarded as Hero of Soviet Union (1944). In 1975, he was appointed to serve as Chief-Marshal of Armored Forces of Soviet Union. Hamazasp Babajanyan has graduated from Tiflis Military School named after A. Myasnikyan (1929), participated in express courses in the Military Academy of General Staff (1948). Babajanyan has participated in the Soviet-Finnish Campaign and Great Patriotic War. There are schools and streets both in Yerevan and Moscow named after Hamazasp Babajanyan.