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1000 Dram Karate
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Currency | Dram (1993-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central design depicts a traditional Japanese torii gate rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, with its reflection shown below, evoking the martial arts heritage associated with karate. The surrounding border features a decorative geometric pattern of repeating star or flower motifs in the milled field. The Armenian legend ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ arcs along the upper rim, while REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA curves along the lower rim. The denomination 1000 ԴՐԱՄ and date 2012 appear within the legend. |
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| Reverse script | Armenian, Latin |
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Armenia has issued a long-running series of silver commemoratives tied to Olympic and international sports disciplines, of which this karate piece is one installment. Karate's inclusion reflects the sport's growing push for Olympic recognition — a campaign that ultimately succeeded when the IOC admitted karate to the Tokyo 2020 program, though it was subsequently dropped again for Paris 2024.