Surp Khach Monastery (Armenian: Սուրբ Խաչ վանք, 'Monastery of the Holy Cross') is a medieval Armenian monastery located on the Crimean peninsula near Staryi Krym and founded in 1358.[1] Before the USSR nationalized it, this monastery owned 4,000 acres of land, while during the Soviet period it served various functions from Pioneer Camp to tuberculosis clinic.[2] It has been an Armenian spiritual center and a place of pilgrimage for centuries.[1]

The central bank of Russia issued a silver coin dedicated to Surp Khach Monastery in 2017.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Bank of Ukraine issues commemorative coin in honor of Armenian monastery". PanARMENIAN.Net. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  2. ^ https://eng.agromassidayu.com/armyanskij-monastir-surb-hach-opisanie-istoriya-i-interesnie-fakti-news-306441 [dead link]
  3. ^ "Crimean Surp Khach monastery from the fourteenth century featured on newest Russian silver coin". 10 March 2017.