The commemorative coin is dedicated to one of the outstanding Armenian monuments in Crimea – Surb Khach (Holy Cross) Monastery established in the XIVth century. In circulation since March 30, 2009.
Obverse:
On the obverse there are: above - the Small National Emblem of Ukraine and the circumferential legend: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the centre – a Khachkar (cross-stone), that is located on the monastery territory, decorated with a vegetational ornamentation pattern, below – the coin issue year – 2009 and face value ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (ten hryvnias).
Reverse:
On the reverse there are depicted the monastery buildings with the legends: СТАРИЙ КРИМ / ВІРМЕНСЬКИЙ МОНАСТИР XIV ст. (STARYI KRYM / ARMENIAN MONASTERY OF XIV century) on the left and СУРБ ХАЧ (SURB KHACH) on the right.