Home

37th Chess Olympiad

The gold coin issued by the Central Bank of Armenia is dedicated to the victory of the Armenian male team in the 37th World Chess Olympiad. The 37th World Chess Olympiad in which 143 countries have participated was hosted by Torino, Italy from May 20 to June 4, 2006. Winning a glorious victory, the Armenian male team earned the World Cup for a two-year period. The obverse of the coin depicts the symbol of the 37th World Chess Olympiad and the reverse depicts an inscription 'Gold Team of Armenia' and contains names of the chess-players: L. Aronyan, V. Hakobyan, K. Asryan, G. Sargsyan, S. Lputyan and A. Minasyan.

37th Chess Olympiad
Obverse: 
The obverse of the coin depicts the emblem of the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin and the inscription "Olimpiadi degli Scaccchi Torino 2006", under which the nominal value of the coin - 10,000 drams is given. "The Repblic of Armenia 2006" is inscribed on the outer circle.
Reverse: 
The coat of arms of the Repblic of Armenia is depicted on the coin reverse's small inner circle, around which the words "Golden Team" and "Armenia" are inscribed. The chess pieces are depicted on the big circle, and the names of the players of the Armenian chess team - "A. Minasian, L. Aronian, V. Hakobian, K. Asrian, G. Sargsian, S. Lputian" are inscribed on the edging of the commemorative coin.
Country: 
Catalog ID: 
AM104CM1
Krause ID: 
KM# 131
Value: 
€400
Mintage: 
1000
Quality: 
Face value: 
Material: 
Purity: 
0.9
Weight: 
8.6g
Diameter: 
22mm
Year: 
Type: 
Shape and style: 
Edge: 
Mint: 
Sport: 
Designer: 
Source of information: 
Source of information: