Armenia 1998 10 dram
This specimen was lot 74287 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "ARMENIA. 10 Dram, 1998. PCGS PROOF-69 Deep Cameo. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the earthquake on December 7, 1988." Wikipedia comments, "The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake, occurred on 7 December at 11:41 local time with a surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating). The shock occurred in the northern region of Armenia which is vulnerable to large and destructive earthquakes. The complex incident ruptured multiple faults, with a strike-slip event occurring shortly after the initiation of the mainshock. Between 25,000 and 50,000 were killed and up to 130,000 were injured." This NCLT was struck at the Utrecht mint.
Recorded mintage: 1,000 proofs.
Specification: 31.10 g, 0.999 fine silver, 38 mm diameter, engraved by Hrachya Aslanyan.
Catalog reference: KM-82.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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