ARMENIA’S CB ISSUES COMMEMORATIVE GOLD COIN "200 YEARS OF KHACHATUR ABOVIAN"

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
30.06.2009 22:17 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Central Bank of Armenia issued a commemorative
gold coin 200 years of Khachatur Abovian, dedicated to the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian writer, press office of the Central Bank
of Armenia reports.

"Give Breath, Spirit, but Never Motherland to Enemy" and Khachatur
Abovian’s signiture are coned on the pieces. The reverse side of the
coin depicts the portrait of Khachatur Abovian.

10 000 gold commemorative coins at nominal value of 10 000 AMD each
are issued by the Central Bank of Armenia. The coin is made of gold,
the 900th sample, diameter 22 mm, weighing 8.6 grams. Piece is designed
by a member of the Artists’ Union of Armenia Karapet Abrahamyan and
coined by the Mint of Finland.