RA Central Bank announces issue of commemorative coin on Henrik  Malyan`s 100th birthday anniversary

ArmInfo. The Central Bank of Armenia announced the issue of a commemorative coin dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Armenian film  director and screenwriter Henrik Malyan on September 16 this year.  This was noted in the message of the Central Bank of Armenia.

The obverse of the coin depicts Malyan's self-portrait and film  stills from the films "Triangle" and "A Piece of Sky". The reverse of  the coin depicts Malyan's portrait, stylized mountains and a board  with the inscription "100th anniversary" and the dates of birth and  death "1925-1988".

The authors of the coin sketches are Lusine Lalayan (obverse) and  Vardan Vardanyan (reverse). The commemorative coin dedicated to the  100th anniversary of the birth of Henrik Malyan was minted at the  Polish Mint.

This coin, with a face value of 100 drams, is made of 925 silver and  weighs 28.28 grams. The coin is rectangular in shape, 28 mm long and  40 mm wide, with rounded corners. The edge of the coin is smooth.   The minting quality of this coin is the highest - proof. The mintage  of the coin is limited and is only 300 copies.

Henrik Malyan (1925-1988) - an outstanding Armenian film director,  screenwriter, laureate of the State Prize of the Armenian SSR (1975),  People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1977) and the USSR (1982). He  was born in Telavi (Georgia). Studied at the Yerevan State Art and  Theater Institute, then at the Moscow Institute of Theater Arts. From  1951 to 1954, he worked as a director in various theaters in Armenia,  staging many plays. Since 1954, he worked at the Hayfilm (Armfilm)  studio. His first films were "The Musical Team Boys" (1960), "The  Road to the Arena" (1963), "Monsieur Jacques and Others" (1964).

Among Malyan's best award-winning films are "Triangle" (1967), "We  and Our Mountains" (1969), "Hayrik"/"Father" (1972), "Nahapet"  (1977), "A Piece of Sky"/"Slap" (1980). His films were shown at  international film festivals in Cannes, Delhi, London, Hong Kong, San  Remo, Tokyo, Manila, as well as within the framework of Soviet and  Armenian film festivals in Holland, Italy, England, USA, Australia,  France, Argentina and other countries.

In 1980, he created and headed the Yerevan Film Actor's  Theater-Studio (since 1988 it has been named after him). Here he  staged the play "Fairy Tales" based on the fairy tales of Hovhannes  Tumanyan, which is still loved by the audience. In 1982, the film "A  Drop of Honey" was shot based on "Fairy Tales".

Malyan's work has made a great contribution to the development and  international recognition of Armenian national cinema. The films he  created are a unique combination of the national and the universal.

The Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia reminds that  commemorative coins are coins made of precious metals issued to  present to society national, international, historical, cultural,  spiritual and other values of the country, to perpetuate them in  metal, as well as to meet the demand in the numismatic market.

Like any coin, commemorative coins have a nominal value, due to which  they act as a means of payment.  However, the nominal value of  commemorative coins is significantly lower than the cost price, which  consists of the cost of the precious metal used to make the coin,  production costs and other expenses. The low nominal value and high  cost price allow us to consider this type of coin not as a means of  payment used in monetary circulation, but as a collectible.

Commemorative coins, being a collectible, are issued in limited  editions and are not reissued.  Numismatists, collectors and those  who simply wish can purchase commemorative coins of the Republic of  Armenia in the "Dramaget" (numismatist) shop of the Central Bank of  Armenia, located in the building of the Central Bank of the Republic  of Armenia.