Armenian dram banknote featuring Tigran Petrosian

Period
2018Place
Armenia
Location
FIDE archive
Category
Souvenirs and memorabiliaSubcategory
Other
In 2018, the Central Bank of Armenia honored the 9th World Chess Champion, Tigran Petrosian, by featuring him on a 2000-dram banknote. The chess positions depicted on the note reference games from the 1963 Botvinnik vs. Petrosian match, when Petrosian became the world champion.