Market cost of reserves in state depository of precious metals and precious stones estimated at $3 million

YEREVAN, March 30. /ARKA/. The market cost of reserves in the Armenian State Depository of Precious Metals and Precious Stones of the Ministry of Finance on January 1, 2016 was estimated at 1.462 billion drams or $3 million, the local daily ‘Haykakan Zhamanak” (Armenian Time) says.

According to the newspaper, last year the depository received 661.3 grams of gold and 1,906.7 grams of silver.

The State Depository of Precious Metals and Precious Stones also calculates the value of precious metals and stones in the Armenian museums. Thus, as of January 1, 2016 the Armenian museums had 64.4 kg of gold, 1,477 kg of silver and 500 grams of platinum. -0-

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