Հայաստանի Առաջին Հանրապետութեան թղթադրամները
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2014
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The banknote is one of the characteristic features of economic and political activity of a state and its polity. Both banknotes and coins can also be viewed as documents.
During its short existence, the First Republic of Armenia issued a national currency which became a symbol of the Armenian state and nationalism, notwithstanding its name (rubli), its short-term circulation, and the dire financial crises the state faced.
The author details the various currencies and banknotes circulated in the Caucasus during 1918, particularly those of the bon, produced in 1918 by the Transcaucasian Commissary with values of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 50, 100, 250 roubles. The author describes the process of producing the Armenian national currency—from the withdrawal of the bon from the market to the very decision of initiating the national currency, the painter who designed the banknotes, the printing house in Great Britain which produced them, and their eventual circulation. The banknotes issued in London were marked 50, 100, and 250 roubles.
The author describes in detail what each of the banknotes of the Armenian national currency depicted and their significance in terms of symbolism and ethnic identity.
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Գրիգորեան, Խ., «Հայաստանի Առաջին Հանրապետութեան թղթադրամները», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2014, Պէյրութ, էջ 127-134