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500 Dram Bagratuni Dynasty
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The heraldic emblem of the Bagratuni dynasty is depicted at centre, consisting of a striding lion passant to the right with a patriarchal cross rising from its back, rendered in bold relief against a mirror-polished field. A series of six-pointed stars is arranged in a semicircle in the lower field. The circular Armenian legend 'ՀԱՅՈՑ ՊԵՏԱԿԱՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ * ԲԱԳՐԱՏՈՒՆԻՆՅԱՑ ԹԱԳԱՎՈՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ' (Armenian State: Bagratuni Kingdom) runs around the periphery, separated by ornamental stops, with a border of raised dots framing the entire design. |
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Armenia's 500 Dram silver issues of 1995 were part of a broader commemorative program launched in the early years following independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The Bagratuni dynasty, which ruled medieval Armenia from roughly the 9th through early 11th centuries, presided over what historians consider the country's last sustained period of political autonomy before the Seljuk invasions — a resonance that was hardly accidental given the timing of this coin's release.
The Bagratuni capital at Ani fell to the Byzantines in 1045 and then to the Seljuks in 1064, effectively ending the dynasty's rule within two decades.