AN ARMENIAN NOTE WITH AN ASTROPHYSICIST

this note above is the Armenian 100 Dram from 1998. the front has a portrait of Victor Ambartsumian, an Astronomer and the founder of Theoretical Astrophysics in the USSR. the reverse has Byurakan observatory

the Armenian alphabet from curious chris on youtube.com

NAGORNO KARABAKH REPUBLIC

The Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR)  is a de facto independent country, that is, it has not been recognised by the UN as a country. NKR closely dependent on Armenia for support  and uses Armenian currency (Dram). formerly part of the USSR , The NKR grew out of a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan after the fall of soviet Russia.

 At first I thought that this note was a reproduction or fake - the paper it's printed on is very shiny and feels wrong but I've be told that it is genuine. However the fact that the watermark has "printed by OSD" - I googled OSD and only got "on screen display" - so I still think this is wrong as i cant find it in any reference books.
However if it was real it would be a 10 Dram note from 2004. Any info would be helpful !!

ARMENIA

This very serious looking man is Aram Khachaturian , a soviet Armenian composer. the reverse shows Mount Ararat and a scene from the Gayene ballet where the music was by Aram Khachaturian. This 50 dram note is from 1998.

The Republic of Armenia is a country which is bordered by Azerbaijan , Turkey, Georgia and Iran and has the distinction of being the first country to officially adopt Christianity as it's state religion in the 4th century AD