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Saint Gregory the Illuminator 1 Dram Nagorno Karabakh Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry & Craft Making Obverse: Coat of arms of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Lettering: NAGORNO-KARABAKH ԼԵՌՆԱՅԻՆ ՂԱՐԱԲԱՂԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ ԱՐՑԱԽ REPUBLIC Translation: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Artsakh Reverse: Saint Gregory. Lettering: SAINT GREGORY 1 DRAM 2004 Features IssuerArtsakh PeriodRepublic (1991-date) TypeNon-circulating coin Year2004 Value1 Dram CurrencyDram (2003-date) CompositionAluminium Weight1.13 g Diameter21.7 mm Thickness1.5 mm ShapeRound TechniqueMilled OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑ NumberN# 2412 ReferencesKM# 9, Schön# 5 Wikipedia: Gregory the Illuminator (Classical Armenian: Գրիգոր Լուսաւորիչ, reformed: Գրիգոր Լուսավորիչ, Grigor Lusavorich; c. 257 - c. 331) is the patron saint & first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He was a religious leader who converted Armenia from paganism to Christianity in 301. Wikipedia: The Nagorno-Karabakh dram (Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի դրամ) is a monetary unit of the de facto independent Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. Although it is legal tender, it is not as widely used as the Armenian dram. Two commemorative coins were issued in 2003, while seven different coins have also been issued, all dated 2004. They are two aluminum 50 luma coins featuring a horse & a leaping antelope, three aluminum 1 dram coins featuring a wildcat [cheetah], a pheasant & St. Gregory the Illuminator, two aluminum-bronze 5 dram coins featuring the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in the town of Shusha & the We Are Our Mountains monument right outside Stepanakert, & two aluminum 1000 dram coins featuring Lake Van & Kevork Chavush. Saint Gregory The Illuminator 1 Dram Nagorno Karabakh Authentic Coin Money For Jewelry & Craft Making
