On 22 November 2017, the central bank unveiled the following designs for the third family of notes, to be introduced into circulation one year later, on the 25th anniversary of the dram, the national currency. These notes were designed by Edward Kurginyan, Vardan Vardanyan, and Suren Simonyan, but considerable changesRead More…
, The Banknote Register: CIS and Baltic Countries1991-2016, General IssuesSecond edition (English) Author: Dmitry Zagorenko (IBNS #11608, General Secretary of the Russian Chapter of IBNS).Editor: Dmitry Litvak (IBNS LM #204, President of the Russian Chapter of IBNS).Format: A4. Weight: 1,5 Kg.Hard cover with pressed gilding and book jacket band.344 full-colorRead More…
Like B315a, but new signatures (Javadyan/Khachatryan) and new date (2015). Intro: 26.11.2015. Prefix ԱԲ. Courtesy of Paul Soboleff (http://www.fox-notes.ru).Read More…
On 25 June 2012, the Central Bank of Armenia issued new 5,000-, 10,000-, and 20,000-dram notes (US$12, $24, and $48, respectively). These notes are like the preceding issues, but with subtle changes to several design elements, revised watermarks, new date (2012), and new signatures. On the 5,000-dram note the KinegramRead More…
According to an Armenian News-NEW.am article dated 29 February 2012, the Central Bank of Armenia will introduce new 5,000- and 10,000-dram notes in the coming months. Images of the new notes were not made available due to security measures, but there will not be many changes between the new andRead More…
According to a News.am article dated 29 September 2011, the Central Bank of Armenia plans to issue a new 1,000-dram (US$2.67) banknote dated 2011 like the preceding issues dated 2001 (B310), but with a holographic stripe at left front. The note is printed without imprint by Enschede on paper producedRead More…
Like B311b, but new signatures (Javadyan/Davtyan) and new date (2009). Like B3113a, but new signatures (Javadyan/Davtyan) and new date (2009). Courtesy of Armen Hovsepian (www.MEBanknotes.com).Read More…
On 24 August 2009, the Central Bank of Armenia introduced a new 100,000-dram (US$264) note, now the largest denomination in this Eurasian nation.B314 (P54): 100,000 ԴՐԱՄ (dram) (US$210) Light blue and brown. Front: Armenian text; royal flag depicting Jesus Christ; King Abgar V of Edessa; 1st-century regional map; crown; ancientRead More…
20,000 drams (US$59.20), 2007. Issued June 15, 2007. Like B308a, but new date, new signatures (Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman; Vardan Khachatryan, Minister of Finance), holographic stripe added along left front, artist’s palette instead of oval hologram below wmk area, Omron rings on front and back, and 20000 in OVI on back.CourtesyRead More…