1000 Dram Banknotes Issued in 2022 to Enter Circulation

During the meeting on December 27, the Central Bank of Armenia decided to put into circulation the 1000 dram denomination banknotes issued in 2022 starting from January 23, 2023. The Central Bank reports that the 1000 dram denomination banknotes from 2022 will be considered legal tender throughout the territory of the Republic of Armenia and will be accepted unconditionally at face value for all monetary obligations expressed in money, without any time restrictions.

Banknotes of the 1000 dram denomination issued in 1999, 2001, 2011, 2015, and 2018 remain in circulation without restrictions or changes to their circulation conditions. This decision will come into effect the day following its official publication.

Below is a sample of the 1000 dram denomination banknote issued in 2022 along with its description:

Sample of the 1000 Dram Banknote Issued in 2022

The dimensions of the 1000 dram banknote issued in 2022 are 130 x 72 mm. The banknote is printed on Hybrid™ high-quality composite material, which is a cotton paper coated on both sides with a thin layer of polyester. The banknote features a multicolor watermark depicting Paruir Sevak, as well as a bicolor watermark indicating its face value. The main color of the banknote is purple.

On the front side, the upper part of the banknote is printed in deep printing with the words "CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA," and below it, in small letters, the repeated phrase "CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA 1000 DRAM" along with the respective numbers. To the left of the banknote, there is a portrait of Paruir Sevak with the inscription “PARUIR SEVAK.” To the left of the portrait, the denomination is printed in numbers as "1000," and the banknote serial number is indicated in black comprising the letters "AB" (the banknote series) followed by eight digits (the banknote number). Below these inscriptions, there is an optically variable ink defensive feature, which has a framed appearance and contains the image of a feather and a horizontal “floating” 3D bright element.

In the background of Paruir Sevak's portrait, excerpts from his manuscripts and images of bells are presented. The face value of the banknote in words and numbers – "THOUSAND DRAM 1000" – is printed in the lower right part.

In the center of the banknote, there is a window-like protective engraving with a color-changing feature from red to green, containing “floating” 3D bright images in the form of corners, the emblem of the Armenian dram, as well as the inscription “1000” in metallic ink.

In the upper right part of the banknote, the banknote serial number is printed in black, under which are the signatures of the Governor of the Central Bank of Armenia and the Minister of Finance of Armenia. To the right of this is a transparent window displaying a clear image of a feather. The right edge of the banknote is horizontally printed with the year of issue “2022,” and vertically with “CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA.”

For the visually impaired, there are tactile vertical lines on the left and right edges of the banknote.

Reverse Side

On the upper part of the reverse side, the inscription “CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA” is printed, followed below by the reduced phrase “CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA 1000 DRAM.” In the upper left corner of the banknote, there is a transparent window displaying a clear image of a feather.

In the center of the reverse, there is an image of Paruir Sevak’s house against the backdrop of his birthplace, Zangakatun village. In the middle of these images, a two-colored pearlescent ribbon is printed.

On the right side of the banknote is an image of the statue of Paruir Sevak, with the vertical number “1000” and the inscription “CENTRAL BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA” to its right.

In the lower left part of the banknote, the denomination is printed in numbers as “1000” with optically variable ink, and in the central part in words as “THOUSAND DRAM.”