April 19, 2010 - 18:33 AMT
Yerevan to host lecture on history of monetary symbols

Yerevan State University will host a lecture dedicated to the history of monetary symbols on April 22.

The histories of creation of monetary symbols of the Armenian Dram, US dollar and Euro, will be presented during the event, the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC) told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

The lecture is organized by CRRC-Armenia and Finance and Accounting Department of Yerevan State University. It will be conducted by Karen Komendaryan, the author of the Armenian Dram symbol.

CRRC is a program of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Eurasia Partnership Foundation. It was established in the capital cities of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to increase the accessibility of high-quality research resources, strengthen research capacities and increase the dialogue between social science researchers and policy practitioners.