24 - Haghpat - 1,000 dram 1998

The coin is dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity as state religion in Armenia. Haghpat Monastery was a leading spiritual and cultural center in the period of X-XIII centuries, a major monk institution with a great variety of ornamented cross-stones.
Obverse: the coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia.
Reverse: one of the cross-stones of Haghpat.
Designed by Hrachya Aslanyan.
Minted in the Royal Dutch Mint.
Year of issue 1998.

Denomination: 1,000 dram
Metal: Silver 999
Weight: 31.1g
Diameter: 38mm
Mintage: 1,700 pcs.
Edge: Plain, numbered
Strike quality: Proof

The coin is dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity as state religion in Armenia. Haghpat Monastery was a leading spiritual and cultural center in the period of X-XIII centuries, a major monk institution with a great variety of ornamented cross-stones.