Catalog
5000 Dram
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Value | 5000 Dram (5000 AMD) |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a sculpted bust of the goddess Anahit, the ancient Armenian deity of fertility and wisdom, rendered in classical style with flowing hair and a serene expression, positioned at centre-left against a fine geometric guilloche background in lavender and grey. The denomination 5000 appears in large numerals at upper left and again at lower right in Armenian script. The issuing authority inscription runs along the top margin in Armenian characters. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Armenia's first banknote series, of which this 5000 Dram is the highest denomination, was introduced in November 1993 when the dram replaced the Russian ruble at a rate of 200 rubles per dram — itself a consequence of Armenia's exclusion from the ruble zone following independence. The 1995 date on this note reflects a second print run of the inaugural series, not a redesign.
G&D's Leipzig facility has a long history with post-Soviet successor states, and the security specification here — watermark and thread only — was relatively modest even by mid-1990s standards, a likely reflection of budgetary constraints on a newly independent central bank still stabilizing its monetary system.