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10 000 Dram Armenian Alphabet
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse description | At center, a rectangular vertical panel bearing the thirty-eight letters of the Armenian alphabet arranged in incuse relief in nine rows, rendered in the classical Erkatagir script. The panel is surrounded by a broad polished field. The circular legend around the periphery reads 'ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ' (Republic of Armenia) to the left and 'ՏԱՍԸ ՀԱԶԱՐ ԴՐԱՄ' (Ten Thousand Dram) to the right, with the date '2002' appearing at the upper portion of the legend. |
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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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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.