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The 20th Jubilee Of National Currency Lari

The Lari (Georgian: ლარი; ISO 4217: GEL) is the currency of Georgia. It is divided into 100 tetri. The name lari is an old Georgian word denoting a hoard, property, while tetri is an old Georgian monetary term (meaning 'white') used in ancient Colchis from the 6th century BC. Earlier Georgian currencies include the maneti and abazi.
 
Georgia replaced the Russian ruble on 5 April 1993 with Kuponi at par. This currency consisted only of banknotes, had no subdivisions and suffered from hyperinflation. Notes were issued in denominations between 1 and 1 million Kuponi, including the somewhat unusual 3, 3000, 30,000 and 150,000 Kuponi.
 
On October 2, 1995, the government of Eduard Shevardnadze replaced the provisional coupon currency with the Lari, at a rate of one million to one. It has remained fairly stable since then.
 
On July 8, 2014 Giorgi Kadagidze, Governor of the NBG introduced the winner sign of the national currency to public and its author. Georgian lari got its own sign.
Georgia 2015 The 20th Jubilee Of National Currency Lari
Obverse: 
The central motive of the coin design is the sun, which symbolically significances eternity and lifetime, the purple color of sunrays expresses the national symbolic and also it is color of authority, power and courage. In the central part of coin, there are placed Lari sign with  circled inscription „საქართველოს ეროვნული ბანკი“ (National Bank of Georgia) and the dates of circulation period of Lari, from the beginning  till today.
Reverse: 
The symbol of the safety of  national currency, the modern building of The Cash Centre takes place in the central part of the coin.  The denomination numeral 20 and inscription “ლარი” (lari) are placed beneath it. Above the Cash Centre building, on the right-hand side is placed inscription in English language “National Bank of Georgia”.
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Catalog ID: 
GE49CM1
Value: 
€50
Mintage: 
1500
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Purity: 
0.925
Weight: 
28.28g
Diameter: 
38.61mm
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