CBA issues 2 gold and 4 silver commemorative coins to honor prominent ArmeniansJune 17, 2010 - 15:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) issued Raffi-175 gold commemorative coin dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian writer and publicist, as well as Vahan Terian-125 gold commemorative coin dated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian poet. The nominal value of coins totals AMD 10000, the CBA press service reported. Besides, the Central Bank issued silver commemorative coins: Leo-150 - dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian historian, publicist and writer (with nominal value of AMD 1000); Vardgez Sureniants-150 – dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian painter (with nominal value of AMD 100); Leonid Yengibarov-75 – dedicated to the birth anniversary of the Armenian circus artist, clown and mime; Movses Khorenatsi-1600 – dedicated to the birth anniversary of the prominent medieval historian, the author of the History of Armenia. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |