100 Dram Shirakatsi

Issuer	Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia
Year	2005
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Obverse description	Central field features a detailed depiction of Earth seen from space, with a crescent moon visible to the upper right and scattered five-pointed stars across the field, evoking a celestial theme befitting the commemorated scholar. The denomination '100 ԴՐԱՄ' appears in large characters in the lower central field. A circular Armenian legend reading 'ՀԱՅԱՍՏANԻ ՀANՐԱՊETՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԿEUTORONAKAN ԲANK' and the date '2005' runs along the inner border.
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Obverse lettering	2005 ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԿԵՆՏՐՈՆԱԿԱՆ ԲԱՆԿ 100 ԴՐԱՄ (Translation: Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia 100 Dram)
Reverse description	The reverse bears a finely detailed high-relief effigy of the 7th-century Armenian scholar and polymath Anania Shirakatsi, shown in three-quarter view, seated and in contemplative pose with one hand raised to his chin, dressed in period robes. To the right of the figure, the numeral '1400' in large bold characters commemorates the 1400th anniversary of his birth, with the Armenian legend 'ԱՄYAK' below it. A bilingual circular legend in Latin and Armenian — 'ANANIA SHIRAKATSI' and 'ԱՆANIA ՇIRAKACI' — runs along the upper rim. A small mintmark appears in the lower right field.
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