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5000 Dram First Pan-Armenian Games
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Armenian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a spread eagle with wings displayed, supporting a heraldic shield quartered with the emblems of historic Armenian dynasties, flanked by a lion and an eagle as supporters, with a sword and a chain below. The denomination '5000' appears prominently in large numerals beneath the arms, followed by 'ԴՐԱՄ' (Dram) in Armenian script, and the date '1999' in the lower exergue. Two asterisks flank the date at the base. The circular legend in Armenian script reads 'ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ' (Republic of Armenia), arranged around the upper periphery of the deeply mirrored proof field. |
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The First Pan-Armenian Games were held in Yerevan in August 1999, bringing together athletes of Armenian descent from across the diaspora — a deliberate act of national consolidation less than a decade after independence from the Soviet Union. The event carried particular political weight given Armenia's isolation following the Nagorno-Karabakh war and the closed borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan that persist to this day.