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10 000 Dram Armenian Alphabet
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 10 000 Dram |
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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) |
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| Reverse script | Armenian/Latin |
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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.