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100 Dram International Polar Year
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse lettering | ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ 2006 DRAM 100 ԴՐԱՄ REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA |
| Reverse description | The reverse commemorates the International Polar Year 2007–2008 and features a left-facing portrait bust of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen in the left portion of the field, rendered in high relief with fine detail on his features and fur-trimmed coat. To the right, a polar map grid forms the background, with a sailing vessel amid pack ice depicted in the lower right quadrant and a group of expedition figures visible near the base. At the center right, the colorized official International Polar Year logo — a stylized blue human figure circumscribed by a globe — is applied in enamel. The legends 'INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR' and 'FRIDTJOF NANSEN' arc vertically along the center, with the dates '2007' and '2008' inscribed in the lower left field. |
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The International Polar Year 2007–2008 was a large-scale coordinated scientific program involving over 60 nations — the fourth such event in history, following those of 1882–83, 1932–33, and 1957–58. Armenia issued this coin ahead of the program's launch, a notable gesture given the country has no Arctic or Antarctic territorial claim or research station.