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CBA ISSUES "ARIES" SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COIN
Noyan Tapan
Feb 5, 2008
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA)
has put into circulation the "Aries" silver commemorative coin with a
depiction of the Aries zodiacal sign. The coin was issued under the
numismatic program "The Zodiacal Signs". According to the CBA press
service, commemorative coins depicting all the 12 signs of the zodiac
will be issued in this series.
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. There
is another striped circle between the indicated circle and the
edge. 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 Aries zodiacal sign
against the background of the starry sky. There is also a star made
of white zirconium. Below on the right, the Aries 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 (ARIES) in the top part of the coin and its name
is inscribed in Russian (OBEH) - in the bottom part. Color paints
have been used for the design of the reverse.
The author of the coin's design is U. Valezhak. The commemorative
coin was minted at the Polish Mint. Its nominal value 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.
Noyan Tapan
Feb 5, 2008
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 5, NOYAN TAPAN. The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA)
has put into circulation the "Aries" silver commemorative coin with a
depiction of the Aries zodiacal sign. The coin was issued under the
numismatic program "The Zodiacal Signs". According to the CBA press
service, commemorative coins depicting all the 12 signs of the zodiac
will be issued in this series.
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. There
is another striped circle between the indicated circle and the
edge. 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 Aries zodiacal sign
against the background of the starry sky. There is also a star made
of white zirconium. Below on the right, the Aries 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 (ARIES) in the top part of the coin and its name
is inscribed in Russian (OBEH) - in the bottom part. Color paints
have been used for the design of the reverse.
The author of the coin's design is U. Valezhak. The commemorative
coin was minted at the Polish Mint. Its nominal value 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.