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The Codex

This silver commemorative coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia is dedicated to 825 years of “The Codex” written by Mkhitar Gosh. “The Codex” is an Armenian memorial of the medieval law. It includes almost all aspects and institutes of the feudal law – criminal, civic, family, judicial and state laws. According to “The Codex” any action against the government, private property, person’s life and health, church and ideology prevailing at the time was recognized as a crime. “The Codex” provided for a dual system of punishment – bodily and religious. This work deserves to have been of progressive relevance since it put forward the principle of proportionality of crime and punishment. “The Codex” was applied both in Armenia and certain places of Armenian migration (Poland, Astrakhan, Georgia). Nearly 40 manuscripts of “The Codex”, including the oldest one, are kept in Matenadaran. Designed by Eduard Kurghinyan. Minted in the Mint of Finland LTD.
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Obverse – there is a spiral inscription in the center of the coin - Armenian memorial of medieval law, 825 years of "The Codex". "The Codex" by Mkhitar Gosh includes almost all aspects of the law – criminal, civic, family, etc. There is an inscription along the rim - "The Republic of Armenia" in Armenian and at the left bottom – the year of issue "2009".
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Reverse – on the left side there is a portrait of Mkhitar Gosh, a famous Armenian medieval scientist, legislator and public leader. There are two vertical inscriptions on the right - "Mkhitar Gosh" in Armenian. At the bottom, between the portrait and inscriptions – the nominal value of the coin "1000 Dram". The coin has edging on both sides.
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AM157CM1
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€60
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500
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0.925
Weight: 
33.6g
Diameter: 
40mm
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