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1000 Dram Haghpat
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 1000 Dram |
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| Obverse description | The Armenian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a spread eagle with a lion and an ark on the shield, rendered in fine relief. The circular legend ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ (Republic of Armenia) arcs along the upper periphery in Armenian script. The denomination 1000 ԴՐԱՄ appears prominently in two lines below the arms, with the date 1998 in the lower field. Two small star ornaments flank the date in the lower portion of the coin. The overall design is executed in proof finish with a polished field contrasting against frosted devices. |
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| Mintage | 1998 - Proof - 1,700 |
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Haghpat Monastery, founded in the 10th century under the Bagratid kingdom, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996 — just two years before this coin was issued, almost certainly as a direct response to that designation. Armenia was then barely seven years into independence and actively building a national numismatic program around its pre-Soviet cultural heritage.
The monastery survived Mongol raids and multiple earthquakes across nine centuries. It still functions as a religious site in Lori Province.