CBA ISSUES "TAURUS" SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COIN

Noyan Tapan
Feb 26, 2008

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA)
has issued the "Taurus" silver commemorative coin with a depiction of
the Taurus zodiacal sign under the international numismatic program
"The Zodiacal Signs".

The coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia is depicted in the middle
of the obverse of the coin. Below the coat of arms, the nominal value
of the coin is inscribed: "100" and "DRAMS" in Armenian and English
in a circle. The date of the coin’s issue – "2008" is inscribed above
the coat of arms. All this is enclosed in a striped circle, between
which and the edge there is another striped circle. The surface of the
coin’s obverse between the two circles is divided into 12 equal parts,
in which the 12 zodiacal symbols are depicted. "REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA"
in Armenian and English is inscribed in a circle along the edge of
the coin.

The reverse of the coin has a depiction of the Taurus against the
background of the starry sky. There is also a star made of orange
zirconium above on the right. Below on the right, the Taurus zodiacal
sign is depicted. All this is enclosed in a striped circle. In the
surface between this circle and the edge, the name of the zodiacal
sign is inscribed in Latin (Taurus) in the top part of the coin and
its name is inscribed in Russian (Telets) – in the bottom part.

Color paints have been used for the design of the reverse. The author
of the design is U. Valezhak. The commemorative coin was minted at
the Polish Mint.

The nominal value of the commemorative coin is 100 drams, it is made
of silver (925 alloy). Its weight is 28.28 grams, diameter – 38.61 mm,
the number of the coins – 12 thousand.