Armenian dram

The Armenian dram (Armenian: դրամ; sign: ֏; abbreviation: դր.; ISO code: AMD) is the currency of the Republic of Armenia. It was historically subdivided into 100 luma (լումա). The Central Bank of Armenia is responsible for issuance and circulation of dram banknotes and coins, as well as implementing the monetary policy of Armenia.

Armenian dram
Հայկական Դրամ (Armenian)
֏100,000 banknote, the highest denominated banknote in circulation.
ISO 4217
CodeAMD (numeric: 051)
Subunit0.01
Unit
PluralThe language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction.
Symbol֏
Denominations
Subunit
1100luma (լումա)
Banknotes
Freq. used֏1,000, ֏2,000, ֏5,000, ֏10,000, ֏20,000, ֏50,000
Rarely used֏50, ֏100, ֏500, ֏100,000
Coins
Freq. used֏10, ֏20, ֏50, ֏100, ֏200, ֏500
Rarely used10, 20, 50 luma, ֏1, ֏3, ֏5
Demographics
Date of introduction22 November 1993
ReplacedSoviet rouble (SUR)
Official user(s) Armenia
Unofficial user(s) Georgia: Javakheti (Javakhk) region (de facto until c. 2005)
Issuance
Central bankCentral Bank of Armenia
Websitewww.cba.am
Valuation
Inflation-0.6%
Source, December 2023

The word dram means "money" and is cognate with the Greek drachma and the Arabic dirham, as well as the English weight unit dram.

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