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50 Dram
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 3.45 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold numeral '50' prominently displayed at the centre of a finely line-engraved circular field with a diagonally striated background. Beneath the numeral, the Armenian word 'ԴՐԱՄ' (Dram) is inscribed. Surrounding the inner circle is a decorative border composed of twelve alternating raised pointed motifs resembling stylised sunrays or geometric arrow-heads, creating a star-like pattern that fills the outer annular band to the coin's milled rim. |
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| Mintage | 2003 |
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Armenia's dram series was introduced in 1994 as the country rebuilt its monetary infrastructure following the Soviet collapse and a devastating war with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh that had left the economy in ruins. The 50 dram denomination in brass-plated steel replaced earlier aluminum and cupro-nickel issues as the central bank stabilized the currency through the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The steel core with brass plating was a practical response to persistent metal cost pressures — a compromise that kept production viable for a denomination too valuable to eliminate but too low to justify solid brass.