Armenians believe that Biblical Noah's Ark finally rested at Mount Ararat in Armenia.
They issued a commemorative banknote in 2017.
Front of the note: Noah's Ark relic, Etchmiadzan cathedral, Mount Ararat
Back of the note: Mount Ararat, Noah's family, animals
Saint Gregory the Illuminator was the first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church. He was a religious leader who is credited with converting Armenia from paganism to Christianity in 301.
Front: St. Gregory the Illuminator, manuscripts telling the life of St. Gregory
images of the dome of the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin and the winged cross
Back: Khor Virap monastery (Chapel of St. Gregory), Ararat Plain
tombstone of St. Gregory the Illuminator (Etchmiadzin)
Armenia adopted Christianity in AD 301.
A commemorative 50000 Dram note was issued in 2001 to mark the occasion of 1700 Years of Christianity.
Front: Holy Echmiatzin cathedral
Back: St. Gregory and King Tiridat, Mount Ararat
