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10 000 Dram Alexander Mantashian
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Engraver(s) | Haroutiun Samuelian |
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| Obverse lettering | 2017 ԵՐԱԽՏԱՊԱՐՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ GRATITUDE 10000 ԴՐԱՄ REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ |
| Reverse description | Right-facing bust portrait of Alexander Mantashian, the Armenian-Georgian oil magnate and philanthropist (1842–1911), depicted wearing a brimmed hat and formal jacket with lapels, rendered in high sculptural relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. His facsimile signature appears diagonally across the lower right of the field. The legend ԱԼԵՔՍԱՆԴՐ ՄԱՆԹԱՇՅԱՆ ALEXANDER MANTASHIAN curves along the upper arc in Armenian and Latin scripts, while the dates 1842–1911 are inscribed to the left of the portrait in the field. |
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Alexander Mantashian (Mantashev) built one of the largest oil fortunes in the Russian Empire through his Baku operations in the late 19th century, at one point controlling a significant share of the region's pipeline infrastructure and outcompeting foreign rivals including the Rothschilds. His wealth funded Armenian schools, churches, and cultural institutions across the diaspora — a deliberate philanthropic program rather than incidental charity.
Armenia's gold commemorative series honoring such figures is struck in limited quantities by foreign minting partners, as the Central Bank of Armenia does not operate its own production facility.