NEW GOLDEN COMMEMORATIVE COIN PUT IN CIRCULATION IN ARMENIA IN HONOR OF VICTORY OF ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS

Arka News Agency, Armenia
Dec 26 2006

YEREVAN, December 26. /ARKA/. On December 25, the Central Bank of
Armenia (CBA) put in circulation a commemorative golden coin, in
honor of the victory of Armenian chess players at the 37th World
Chess Olympiad.

The nominal price of the coin amounts to AMD 10000, Press-Service of
the Bank reports. The coin is made of 9000 standard gold, with 22 mm
diameter and 8,6 g weight.

Along the edges of the coin can be read names of the chess players
representing Armenian team at the Olympiad – A. Minasyan, L. Aronyan,
V. Akobyan, K. Asryan, G. Sharkisyan, S. Lputyan. Contour of the coin
was modeled by Eudard Kurginyan. The coins were made ion Czechia.