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On Putting into Circulation the Silver Commemorative Coin “COP17” in the Framework of Commemorative Coin Issuance Program for 2026-2027

The Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia Board Resolution No. 230-N, dated August 25, 2026, specifies the design and technical characteristics for the silver commemorative coin “COP17”. The coin features the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia and a stylized tricolor flag on its obverse, with inscriptions including “REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA”, “1000 DRAM”, and “2026”. Its reverse depicts the COP17 logo, stylized as a Yerevan blue butterfly, alongside “TAKING ACTION FOR NATURE”, “COP17”, and “YEREVAN | ARMENIA”. The coin has a face value of 1000 drams, is made of 925⁰ silver, weighs 33.60 grams, has a diameter of 40.0 mm, and will be issued in a quantity of 300 pieces.

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Appendix 1 to the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia Board Resolution No. 230-N, dated August 25, 2026

SPECIFICATION AND DESIGNS Silver commemorative coin “COP17”

  1. Obverse of the coin depicts the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia, and the stylized tricolor flag. The inscriptions include: “ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ”, “REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA”, “1000 ԴՐԱՄ • DRAM”, and “2026”.

  2. Reverse of the coin depicts the COP17 logo which is stylized as a Yerevan blue butterfly (polyommatus eriwanensis). The inscriptions include: “TAKING ACTION FOR NATURE” (“ԳՈՐԾԵԼՈՎ ՀԱՆՈՒՆ ԲՆՈՒԹՅԱՆ”), “COP17”, and “YEREVAN | ARMENIA”.

  3. Specifications Face value | 1000 drams Metal/fineness | silver 925⁰ Weight | 33,60 gr Diameter | 40,0 mm Quality | proof Edge | ribbed Quantity | 300 pcs

The author of the design is Anna Kurghinyan. The collector coin has been minted at the Royal Dutch Mint.

The silver collector coin “COP17” obverse and reverse designs