Product Description

Country: Armenia
Issuer: Central Bank of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետության կենտրոնական բանկ)
Ruling Authority: Republic (1991–date)
Type: Circulating Commemorative Banknote
Year of Issue: 2017
Denomination: 500 Dram
Currency: Dram (1993–date)
Composition: Hybrid substrate
Size: 140 × 76 mm
Shape: Rectangular
Date of Issue: 22 November 2017

Commemorative Issue: Noah's Ark

Obverse

Depicts the reliquary with a fragment of Noah's Ark. In the background is a fragment of the woodcut “View of Ararat and the Monastery of Etchmiadzin” by F. Parrot (Journey to Ararat).
Engraver: Suren Simonyan

Reverse

Features an image inspired by J. Carolsfeld’s woodcut “Leaving the Ark”, with Mount Ararat in the background.
Engraver: Suren Simonyan

Security Features

• Watermark: Noah's Ark and denomination

• Signatures:

  • Arthur Javadyan (Governor)

  • Vartan Aranyan (Finance Minister)

Printer: Giesecke & Devrient, Leipzig, Germany

Additional Information

This commemorative banknote was issued to celebrate the biblical Noah’s Ark and the discovery of its fragment on Mount Ararat, a sacred symbol in Armenian heritage.