Kingdom of Armenia (331 BC-428, 885-1045, 1201-1350), Republic of Armenia (1918-1920, 1991-present), Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia (1920-1922)
Kingdom in the Caucasus (331 BC-428, 885-1045, 1201-1350), Independent Repbulic (1918-1922, 1991-present)
Location: South Caucasus
Capital City: Armavir (331-210 BC), Yervandashat (210-176 BC), Artaxata (176-77 BC, 69-120), Tigranocerta (77 BC-69), Vagharshapat (120-330), Dvin (330-428), Bagaran (885-890), Shirakavan (890-929), Kars (929-961), Ani (961-1045, 1201-1350), Yerevan (1918-present)
Government type: Monarchy (331 BC-428, 885-1045, 1201-1350), Republic (1918-1920, 1991-present), Communist Republic (1918-1922)
Main languages: Armenian
Main religions: Armenian Apostolic Christianity
Chronology
331 BC: Armenia independent from Achaemenid Persia
200 BC-189 BC: Occupied by the Seleucid Empire
41-47: Occupied by Roman Empire
114-116: Occupied by Roman Empire
238-244: Occupied by Roman Empire
252-256: Occupied by Sasanian Persia
261-272: Occupied by Palmyrene Empire
428: Annexed by Sasanian Empire
885: Independence restored by Bagratid dynasty
1045: Byzantine conquest
1045: Byzantine conquest
1201: Independent kingdom restored under Zakarid dynasty, vassal to Georgia
1236-1260: Mongol vassal
1260-1335: Ilkhanate vassal
1350: Conquered by Chobanids
1918: Independent with the split of the Transcaucasian Democratic Republic
1920: Bolshevik takeover, Soviet Republic declared
1922: Part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Republic
1991: Independent republic restored
Currency
Drachm (331 BC-428)
1 Drachm = 6 Obols • 8 Chalkon = 4 Tetartemorion = 1 Obol
Ruble (1918-1920)
Dram (1993-present)
100 Luma = 1 Dram
Coins from Armenia in the collection
Second Republic (1991-present)
•20 Luma, 1994 (aluminum, Warsaw mint, KM#52)
•5 Dram, 1994 (aluminum, Warsaw mint, KM#56)
banknotes from Armenia in the collection
Second Republic (1991-present)
•10 Dram, 1993 (P#33)
•100 Dram, 1998 (P#42)