Armenian Commemorative Struck by British Mint

摘要

Millbrook, New York--The British Royal Mint has been authorized by the Central bank of the Republic of Armenia to strike strike a 25 Dram silver Proof commemorative to celebrate the issue of the ration's first currency. An extremely W mintage of only 10,000 pieces has been authorized. Located in what used to be southern Russia, bounded by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Jian, Iran and Turkey, Armenia was a party of the Transcaucasian Federation of the old Soviet Socialist Republic; whose whose currency it used. Its history as an ancient nation goes back to biblical times although, like most of Asia Minor, its fortunes have been closely linked with those of the greater empires of Media, Persia, Rome, empires of Media, Persia, Rome, Byzantium and Turkey. Armenia's predominantly rocky terrain gave rise to the legend that when God was distributing land only the Armenians were the last to come and only the rockiest land was left for them; hence, the saying that Armenians produce bread out of stone.