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5000 Dram
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | Dram (1993-date) |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio vignette of the bronze statue of William Saroyan at right, rendered in dark green against an orange-red underprint of an Armenian townscape with a medieval stone bridge, conical-roofed church, and mountain backdrop. A pomegranate watermark outline appears at upper left, and the denomination 5000 is printed vertically in green at the right margin alongside the Armenian and English issuer inscriptions. |
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| Protection description | Watermark portrait of William Saroyan; watermark denomination numeral; transparent window in the shape of a pomegranate integrated into the hybrid substrate |
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| Comments |
Armenia's shift to hybrid substrate for this denomination was part of a broader regional move toward polymer-reinforced notes, with G+D's Hybrid product offering durability closer to full polymer while retaining the tactile properties that Armenian cash-handlers expected. The transparent window is integrated into the substrate itself rather than applied as a patch — a distinction that matters for authentication.
Giesecke+Devrient has printed Armenian banknotes since the dram's introduction in the early 1990s, making this a long-standing production relationship.