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Sergei Parajanov

This silver collector coin has been issued by the Central bank of Armenia under the international numismatic program “Famous Directors of the World” is dedicated to Sergei Parajanov.Sergei Parajanov (Sargis Parajanyants, 1924 - 1990) is a famous film director, artist, master of collage. He is a director and script writer of more than 20 full-length and documentary films. As a creative principle of cinematography he has broadly used collage and named this genre of art “compressed film”. His works are nearly 1400 in number and include collages, drawings, assemblages, dolls, hats, which are exhibited in the Sergei Parajanov Museum in Yerevan.

Sergei Parajanov
Obverse: 
In the background a fragment of a collage by Parajanov. To the left an image of Parajanov produced based on a photograph by Y. Mechitov. In the foreground a film camera, to its wright – a ripe pomegranate which symbolizes Armenia, thus to its left – the mint’s mark (m/w). Below the national emblem of the Republic of Armenia and the coin’s face value in English – 100 DRAM. Below, an inscription in English: Republic of Armenia, and to the left, vertically, the same in Armenian, along with the year of issue (2012).
Reverse: 
In the central part of the coin an image of Parajanov produced based on a photograph by Y. Mechitov. Above a stylized inscription in English: Sergei Parajanov. In the top right corner fragment of one of his collages. Below a picture of the original signature of Parajanov which is combined with another work by the artist – an image of an “old coin” made from an aluminum bottle cap. To the left the following inscription – 1924-1990 (the years of Parajanov’s birth and death).
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Catalog ID: 
AM216CM1
Value: 
€80
Mintage: 
5555
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Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
28.28g
Thickness: 
2.35mm
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