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10 000 Dram Etchmiadzin Church
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Currency | Dram (1993-date) |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed three-quarter perspective view of the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin occupies the central field, depicting the ancient stone cathedral with its distinctive conical dome, flanking chapels, and arcaded entrance gateway rendered in high relief. Along the upper periphery, a bilingual legend in Armenian script reads 'ՔՐԻՍՏՈՆԵԱՅ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ' (Christian Armenia) and 'Ս. ԷՋՄԻԱԾԻՆ' (Holy Etchmiadzin), with 'H. ETCHMIADZIN' in Latin script to the right. In the lower exergue, the dates '301-2001' denote the 1700th anniversary of Armenian Christianity, with the numeral '1700' prominently displayed below, and 'CHRISTIAN ARMENIA' in Latin letters along the bottom arc. A fine beaded inner border frames the design. |
| Reverse script | Armenian, Latin |
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Etchmiadzin — formally known as the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin — is the administrative headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church and widely regarded as the oldest state-built church in the world, its original construction traditionally dated to 301–303 AD following Armenia's adoption of Christianity as the state religion, the first nation to do so. This coin was issued the same year UNESCO began evaluating the cathedral complex for World Heritage status, a process completed in 2000.