1000 Dram Judo

Armenia's inclusion of judo in its sports commemorative program reflects the country's genuine competitive history in the discipline — Armenian judoka have medaled at both European Championships and the Olympics since independence. The 2011 issue coincides roughly with a period of sustained national investment in combat sports, which carried outsized cultural weight in post-Soviet Armenia.

Struck to the same 28.28g/.925 specification used by dozens of Commonwealth and associated mints for licensed commemorative programs, making the blank itself essentially interchangeable with hundreds of contemporary issues worldwide.