September 27th, 2010 Central Bank of Armenia launches a silver collector coin dedicated to Teodor Axentowicz, the Polish painter of Armenian origin. The coin  has been issued under the International Program “Painters of the World ”.

Teodor Axentowicz (1859 - 1938) was born in the family descended from the Ter-Axent Armenian dynasty. He got his professional education in Munich, later in Paris. Since 1897 he lived in Cracow and headed the Cracow Academy of Arts. He was involved in social activity and took an active part in the cultural life of Poland. During his lifetime he held a number of individual exhibitions in different countries. Axentowicz’s paintings are exhibited in the major and well-known art galleries and museums of the world and in private collections. One of the squares in Cracow is named in honor of Teodor Axentowicz.

The averse of the coin depicts a fragment of the artist’s famous Portrait of a Woman. At the upper part is Armenia’s national emblem. The reverse of the coin depicts the artist’s portrait, right of him is a fragment of the painting and below is his signature.

Nominal value 100 dram
Metal silver (Ag) 9250
Shape Rectangle
Quality proof
Weight 28,28
Rectangle 28,0x40,0 mm
Decorative elements pad printing on reverse side
Edge plain
Issue quantity up to 4.000 pcs

Designed by Urszula Walerzak. Minted in the Mint of Poland