Presented by

The Central Bank of Armenia

Nominal value

10000 dram

Metal

Gold 920°

Weight

8,6 g.

Diameter

22,0 mm

Mintage

1000 pcs.

Production quality

Proof

Description of obverse and reverse

Obverse : the mountains and the sun are depicted. Below the image face value “10000” and the word “dram” in Armenian are indicated. On the top there is a semicircular inscription in Armenian “My heart’s in the highlands”. Between the linear circle and the coin’s edge there is an inscription along the rim “Central bank of the Republic of Armenia 2008” in Armenian.
Reverse: in the centre there is a left profile image of William Saroyan’s sculptural portrait on the background of the recurring horizontal inscriptions “William 1908 1981 Saroyan” in Armenian.
The coin is framed on both sides with salient edging around its perimeter.

Designer

Eduard Kurginyan

Producer

Czech Mint