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500 Dram Armenian Statehood
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Armenian |
| Obverse lettering | ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ 2001 500 ԴՐԱՄ (Translation: Republic of Armenia, 500 dram) |
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Issued to mark the 1,700th anniversary of Armenia's adoption of Christianity as its state religion in 301 AD — the first nation to do so officially — this coin was released during a period when the newly independent Armenian state was actively investing in numismatic programs to assert national identity on the international collector market. The Central Bank produced several large-format silver pieces in this era, many struck by foreign mints under contract.
At 155.5 grams, the planchet required careful quality control; issues of this diameter in .925 silver are prone to edge cracking if the blank is insufficiently annealed before striking.