History Museum of Armenia
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Republic Square 4
375010 Yerevan, Armenia
Phone: +374 (55) 52 06 91
Photo: EvgenyGenkin (CCSA1.0G, CCSA2.0G, CCSA2.5G, CCSA3.0Un
Photo: Ömer Yalçinkaya
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The History Museum of Armenia is the national museum of Armenia and was founded in 1919 as the Ethnographic-Anthropological Museum-Library. However, it was not until August of 1921 the Museum was open for visitors on Republic Square in Yerevan.
The Museum’s name underwent successive changes from the State Central Museum of Armenia (1922), Cultural-Historical Museum (1931), Historical Museum (1935), and State History Museum of Armenia (1962). In 2003, the Museum’s name was changed to its current form.
The Coin Collection
The Museum’s coin collection includes a diverse representation from as early as the 5th century BC to the 20th century, covering coins from Greek, Achaemenid, Hellenistic, Hellenistic Armenian, Roman, Byzantine, Sasanian, Arabian, Medieval Armenian, Crusaders, Seljuk, Georgian, Mongol, late Persian, Ottoman, Russian and European periods.
Coins in the collection have been enhanced from three major sources: over 1,700 donated collections from the Armenian diaspora; collections transferred from other Armenian museums and from Moscow; and archeological excavations in Armenia, such as hoards from Dvin and Norashen.
Banknote Collection
The first large collections of banknotes were received in the 1920s, when the State Bank and the Central Post Office gave to the Museum the banknotes that were taken out of circulation. The collection also includes issues from the 18th through 20th centuries of numerous countries. Some of these banknotes from the states and governments that ruled in Armenia (Transcaucasia), as well as from the former Russian Empire (1918-1922), are extremely valuable today.
Stamp Collection
The Museum’s stamp collection includes issues from 1918 to 1922 of the First Republic of Armenia, the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia (1921-1923), as well as the newest issues of the Republic of Armenia starting from 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In addition, the collection comprises specimens issued from many countries during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Medals, Decorations, and Badges
The collection includes Armenian and European medals, decorations, and badges, dated from the 17th century to the present. Of special interest are the medals dedicated to memorable events and personalities of Armenian history. Also included in the collection are 900 French silver medals of the 16th-20th centuries, whose copies were made from the original dies at the Monnaie de Paris—the French Mint.
This text was written by Howard M. Berlin and first published in his book Numismatourist in 2014.
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