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100 000 Dram Noah's descent from Mt. Ararat
| Issuer | Central Bank of Armenia |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 100 000 Dram |
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| Obverse description | The National Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia occupies the central field, depicting a double-headed eagle displayed, bearing a quartered shield at its breast with the symbols of historic Armenian dynasties. The denomination '100000' appears prominently below the arms in large numerals, with the currency unit 'ԴՐԱՄ' (Dram) beneath, and the date '1999' in the lower exergue flanked by two small stars. The encircling Armenian legend 'ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ' (Republic of Armenia) frames the design along the upper periphery, rendered in the Armenian script characteristic of the issue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of Armenia's first gold commemorative program following independence, this piece marks the country's formal entry into sovereign bullion and collector coinage — a program the Central Bank launched in the late 1990s partly to assert international numismatic presence. The Noah connection is not incidental: Armenian tradition holds Mount Ararat as the landing site of the Ark, a claim embedded in national identity even though the mountain itself has been Turkish territory since the 1921 Treaty of Kars.
The .900 fineness follows a pre-Soviet European standard rather than the .999 now common in modern issues.