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100 Dram Armenian Viper
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia centrally positioned in the field, depicting a crowned double-headed eagle bearing a shield charged with symbols of historic Armenian kingdoms, flanked by a lion and an eagle as supporters. The date 2007 appears above the coat of arms in the upper field. The legend ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ arcs along the upper periphery in Armenian script, while REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA curves along the lower periphery in Latin characters. The denomination 100 DRAM and its Armenian equivalent ԴՐԱՄ are inscribed in the lower field flanking the base of the coat of arms, all rendered against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse script | Armenian, Latin |
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Issued as part of Armenia's ongoing wildlife conservation series, this coin commemorates the Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei), a venomous pit viper endemic to the mountainous terrain of the South Caucasus. The species had attracted international attention through CITES listings and regional biodiversity assessments in the years preceding this issue, giving the Central Bank a timely conservation hook for the series.
The .925 silver specification and 28.28g weight place it squarely in the standard bullion-format collector series widely adopted by former Soviet republics in the 2000s as hard-currency earners targeting the numismatic export market rather than domestic circulation.