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Armenia is a nation, and former Soviet republic, in the mountainous Caucasus region between Asia and Europe. Among the earliest Christian civilizations, it’s defined by religious sites including the Greco-Roman Temple of Garni and 4th-century.
Capital city: Yerevan, Official languages: Armenian, Area: 29,743 km2, Currency: Dram (֏) (AMD), Time zone: UTC+4 (AMT), Driving side: right, Calling code: +374

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100 Dram 2003

Metal: Nickel plated Steel,  Weight: 4 g,  Diameter: 22.5 mm,  Thickness: 1.47 mm

Obverse: National Coat of Arms, date below, denomination bottom

Reverse: Denomination

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50 Dram 2003

Metal: Brass plated Steel,  Weight: 3.45 g,  Diameter: 21.5 mm,  Thickness: 1.45 mm

Obverse: National Coat of Arms, date below, denomination bottom

Reverse: Denomination

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500 Dram 2003

Metal: Bi-Metallic Copper-nickel center in Brass ring, Weight:  5 g, Diameter:  22 mm, Thickness:  1.85 mm

Obverse: National Coat of Arms, date below, ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԿԵՆՏՐՈՆԱԿԱՆ ԲԱՆԿ - (Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia)  Reverse:  Denomination

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200 Dram 2003

Metal: Brass,  Weight: 4.5 g,  Diameter: 24 mm,  Thickness: 1.46 mm

Obverse: National Coat of Arms, date below, denomination bottom

Reverse: Denomination

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20 Dram 2003

Metal: Copper plated Steel,  Weight: 2.75 g,  Diameter: 20.5 mm,  Thickness: 1.22 mm

Obverse: National Coat of Arms, date below, denomination bottom

Reverse: Denomination

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10 Dram 2004

Metal: Aluminium,  Weight: 1.3 g,  Diameter: 20 mm,  Thickness: 1.85 mm

Obverse: National Coat of Arms, date below, denomination bottom

Reverse: Denomination

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ARMENIA

Country in Asia

The dram (sign: ֏; code: AMD) is the monetary

unit of Armenia and the neighboring unrecognized Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). It is subdivided into 100 luma (Armenian: լումա). The word "dram" translates into English as "money" and is cognate with the Greek drachma and the Arabic dirham.

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100,000 Dram 2009
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Blue and brown,

Size: 160 x 72 mm

Obverse: Abgar V of Edessa,

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Reverse: In the centre St. Thaddeus transfers the mandylion to Abgar V of Edessa.

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50,000 Dram 2001

Brown and red

Dimensions: 160 x 79 mm

Obverse:  Etchmiadzin Cathedral

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Reverse: St. Gregory the Illuminator and king Tiridates the Great lift up the Armenian Church; on the right - a khachkar from Kecharis Monastery.

Etchmiadzin Cathedral
20,000 Dram 2012
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Yellow, red and brown

Dimensions: 155 x 72 mm

Obverse: Martiros Saryan

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Reverse: Episode from Martiros Saryan's Armenia landscape

10,000 Dram 2012
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Purple

Dimensions: 150 x 72 mm

Obverse: Avetik Isahakyan

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Reverse:  An image of old Gyumri

5000 Dram 2012
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Yellow and green

Dimensions:  143 x 72 mm

Obverse: Hovhannes Tumanyan

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Reverse: Nature of Lori from Martiros Saryan's paintings

1000 Dram 2015
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Green and pink

Dimensions:  136 x 72 mm

Obverse: Yeghishe Charents

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Reverse: An image of old Yerevan depicting the government building of the First Republic

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Noah's Ark, Etchmiadzin Cathedral

Brown and grey

Dimensions:  140×76

Obverse: Noah's Ark, Etchmiadzin Cathedral on the background of Mount Ararat

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Reverse: Noah, his family members and animals on the background of Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat and the Yerevan
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