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500 Dram Noah's Ark
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 500 Dram |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a reliquary containing a fragment of Noah's Ark, set against a background derived from the woodcut 'View of Ararat and the Monastery of Etchmiadzin' from F. Parrot's 'Journey to Ararat'. The composition blends historical ecclesiastical imagery with early 19th-century engraving motifs in a refined intaglio-style rendering. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette is drawn from the motifs of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld's woodcut 'Leaving the Ark', with Mount Ararat rendered as an underprint in the background. The design integrates biblical narrative illustration with the iconic Armenian landscape in a harmonious compositional arrangement. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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