格鲁吉亚拉里(Georgian lari/ქართული ლარი (Georgian) 标准符号:GEL)
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ISO 4217 Code:GEL
User(s):Georgia except parts of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Inflation:10%
Source:The World Factbook, 2006 est.
Subunit:1/100 tetri
Coins:1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 tetri, 1 and 2 lari
Banknotes :
Freq. used:1, 2, 5, 10 lari
Rarely used:20, 50, 100 lari
Central bank:National Bank of Georgia
Website:http://www.nbg.gov.ge
The Georgian lari is the currency of Georgia. It is divided into 100 tetri. The name lari is an old Georgian word denoting a hoard, property, whilst tetri is an old Georgian monetary term used from the thirteenth century.
Kupon lari (Provisional Currency)
Georgia replaced the Russian ruble on 5 April 1993 with kupon lari 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 lari, including the somewhat unusual 3, 3000, 30,000 and 150,000 lari.
The Lari (Current Currency)
On October 2, 1995, the government of Georgia replaced the provisional coupon currency with the lari: ISO 4217 code GEL. The Georgian lari was introduced at a rate of one million kupon lari to one lari. The currency has remained fairly stable since.
Banknotes and coins
Coins are currently issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 tetri, 1 and 2 lari.
Georgian banknotes comes in the following denominations and motifs: