50 000 Dram

Issuer	Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia
Year	2001
Type	Commemorative banknote
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Obverse description	The central vignette presents the Mother Cathedral of Holy Echmiadzin in fine intaglio engraving, flanked at left by a circular medallion seal bearing a cathedral image and the numerals "1700" below, commemorating 1,700 years of Christianity as Armenia's state religion. The denomination "50000" appears in large numerals at upper left and upper right, with Armenian script inscriptions running across the upper register and the denomination in Armenian letters at lower left. A multicolour guilloche underprint with repeated cathedral motifs runs along the left margin as an additional security element.
Obverse lettering	ՔՐԻՍՏՈՆԵՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆՈՒՄ ՊԵՏԱԿԱՆ ԿՐՈՆ 1700 ՀԻՍՈՒՆ ՀԱԶԱՐ ԴՐԱՄ (Translation: Christianity in Armenia State Religion 1700 Fifty Thousand Drams)
Reverse description	The central composition portrays Saint Gregory the Illuminator and King Trdat the Great together holding the Armenian Apostolic Church, symbolising the formal adoption of Christianity as Armenia's state religion in 301 AD. The issuing authority inscription in Armenian script occupies the upper portion of the note, with the denomination repeated in Armenian letters at lower centre. A guilloche-patterned underprint in muted tones frames the central imagery throughout.
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