Armenia issues collector coins dedicated to Gevorg Chavush and 75th anniversary of WWII Victory
The Central Bank of Armenia has issued two silver collector coins dedicated to hero of the Armenian liberation movement Gevorg Chavush and the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Gevorg Chavush
Gevorg Chavush (Gevorg Ghazaryan, 1870-1907) is a hero of the Armenian liberation movement, a fedai.
He received education at St. Karapet Monastery School in Moush. He participated in the self-defense battles of Sasun (1891-1894).
In 1894, he participated in the Sasun Resistance against the Hamidian persecution of Armenians. During the battle, Chavush was captured and sentenced to jail for 15 years. He managed to escape from jail 2 years later and fled to the mountains of Sasun, where he joined the ranks of The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) political party.
In 1901, Chavush participated in the battles of Berdak, Norshen and Arakelots monasteries, in 1904 – in the Sasun uprising, led the self-defense operations of Ishkhanadzor and Talvorik. Chavush’s fighting group heroically fought against dominant Turkish forces in various parts of Western Armenia. On May 27,1907, Turkish troops surrounded Chavush’s detachment in the village of Sulukh in the Mush valley, where at the approaches to the village, near the bridge Chavush was killed in an unequal battle.
Chavush is one of the prominent figures of the Armenian liberation movement, a selfless fighter dedicated to the liberation of his people.
In Yerevan the monument to Chavush (sculptor Levon Tokmajyan) was erected on the square named after him. There are also streets, schools in Yerevan and other places of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh that are named after him.
Obverse:a shield and a sword against the background of the rays of sunshine.
Reverse: prototype of the sculptural portrait of Gevorg Chavush (a fragment from the memorial complex dedicated to the Armenian hajduk, sculptor – Yu. Minasyan) and an eagle with a sword.
Designed by Karapet Abrahamyan
Minted in the Lithuanian Mint
Face value 1000 dram
Metal/fineness silver 925
Weight 33,6 g
Diameter 40,0 mm
Quality proof
Edge ribbed
Quantity 500 pcs
Year of issue 2020
The 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War
The Great Patriotic War (started June 22, 1941 – ended May 9, 1945) was the war people of the USSR fought against fascist Germany and its allies, an important and decisive part of World War II (1939-1945).
More than 500,000 Armenians with the other peoples of the Soviet Union fought heroically on all fronts against the enemy, of whichabout 200,000 was killed in the fightings. 106 Armenians were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, 27 – got the Orders of Glory (of three classes), and more than 70,000 were decorated with orders and medals. There were oversixty Armenian generals and one admiral in the command staff of the USSR Armed Forces, who led large military units. Among them were Army General H. Baghramyan (later Marshal of the Soviet Union), Soviet Navy Admiral I. Isakov (Hovhannes Isahakyan), Aviation Marshal S. Khudyakov (Armenak Khanperyants), H. Babajanyan (later Chief Marshal of Armed Troops), Generals M. Parseghov,S. Galajev, S. Martirosyan,H. Martirosyan, N. Safaryan, A. Karapetyan, H. Tumanyan, B. Arushanyan and many others.
May 9 is a Great Victory Day for families living in any part of the former Soviet Union. Our fathers and grandfathers made that victory and served as an example of heroism and true patriotism to future generations.
Obverse:the monument “Mother Armenia” in Yerevan and the 1-st class Order of the Patriotic War.
Reverse: a shield and the St. George Ribbon
Designed by Karapet Abraham
Face value 75 dram
Metal/fineness silver 9250
Weight 67,2g
Diameter 50,0 mm
Quality proof
Edge ribbed
Quantity 500 pcs
Year of issue 2020