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10 000 Dram Armenian Alphabet
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ԱԺՃՌ ԲԻՄՍ ԳԼՅՎ ԴԽՆՏ ԵԾՇՐ ԶԿՈՑ ԷՀՉՒ ԸՁՊՓ ԹՂՇՔ 2002 ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ՏԱՍԸ ՀԱԶԱՐ ԴՐԱՄ (Translation: Republic of Armenia Ten thousand Dram) |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a three-quarter portrait bust of the scholar and theologian Mesrop Mashtots, inventor of the Armenian alphabet, depicted in the upper portion of the design. Behind him, the façade of the Matenadaran manuscript repository in Yerevan is rendered in the background. The composition commemorates the 1600th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian alphabet. Surrounding legends appear in both Armenian and Latin scripts. |
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Issued to mark the 1,600th anniversary of the Armenian alphabet, created by the monk Mesrop Mashtots around 405 AD. The alphabet's invention was a deliberate act of cultural resistance — Mashtots designed it specifically to translate Christian scripture and sever Armenian literary life from Greek and Syriac ecclesiastical dominance. The Central Bank released this gold piece as part of a broader commemorative program that included silver issues at lower face values.