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1000 Drams Christianity in Armenia
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of Artsakh |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 1000 Drams |
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| Obverse description | Central design features the coat of arms of the Republic of Artsakh, depicting a spread eagle with wings extended horizontally, bearing a shield on its breast charged with a traditional Armenian architectural motif; above the eagle's head appears a crown surrounded by radiating sunbeams. The arms are encircled by an inscription band in Armenian script reading the full name of the republic, with the name ԱՐՑԱԽ (Artsakh) prominently displayed across the center of the roundel. Two olive or laurel branches flank the date 2004 at the top of the field, and the denomination 1000 appears below the central device, with the legend in Armenian script along the lower border. |
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| Reverse script | Armenian/Latin |
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Artsakh — the self-declared republic controlling the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave — issued collector coinage through its own central bank despite lacking broad international recognition. This piece commemorates 1,700 years of Armenian Christianity, dating the anniversary to 301 AD when King Tiridates III converted and made Armenia the first nation to adopt Christianity as a state religion. The Artsakh issues were struck by a contracted European mint, not domestically.