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10 000 Dram
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Composition | Hybrid substrate |
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| Obverse lettering | ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԿԵՆՏՐՈՆԱԿԱՆ ԲԱՆԿ 2018 ԲԱՆԿԻ ՆԱԽԱԳԱՀ ՖԻՆԱՆՍՆԵՐԻ ՆԱԽԱՐԱՐ CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA 10000 ԿՈՄԻՏԱՍ ՎԱՐԴԱՊԵՏ ՏԱՍԸ ՀԱԶԱՐ ԴՐԱՄ 10000 (Translation: CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA TEN THOUSAND DRAMS) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette presents the monument to Komitas Vardapet in Etchmiadzin, set before the façade of the Gevorgian Seminary building, with decorative elements drawn from the frescos of the seminary's ceremonial hall. Denomination numerals appear at left and right, with bilingual issuer inscription in Armenian and English along the upper border. |
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Armenia's 10,000 Dram note on hybrid substrate — a polymer-paper composite rather than pure polymer — reflects a practical compromise adopted by several smaller central banks in the 2010s seeking improved durability without committing fully to polymer. G+D's hybrid product offers better ink adhesion than pure polymer, which matters for the dense intaglio work Armenian notes typically carry.
Giesecke+Devrient has supplied Armenian banknotes since the early series of the mid-1990s, making this a long-standing relationship rather than a one-off contract.