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1 Georgian Lari

Georgia 1990_present UNC P-P-53 AI extracted ✦ AI 92%
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Identity

Where & when

Country Georgia
Currency Georgian Lari
Denomination 1
Series name First Lari series
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Era 1990_present
Legal status withdrawn
Predecessor currency Georgian Kupon Lari
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Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait β€”
Reverse subject Metekhi Church and King Vakhtang I Gorgasali monument
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Color palette #c4817c,#f5e6e8,#8b5a54
Themes architecture,statesman,religion,indigenous_culture
Language / script Georgian (Mkhedruli script)

Front: View of Tbilisi cityscape with Mount Mtatsminda (Holy Mountain) topped by the Tbilisi TV broadcasting tower (built 1972), which rises 274 meters above the city center. The mountain has been a sacred site and prominent landmark in Georgian history since ancient times. Text in Georgian script and ornamental geometric border patterns characteristic of Georgian medieval manuscript decoration. Serial number 226/2 044816.

Back: Metekhi Church, a 13th-century Georgian Orthodox church perched on a cliff above the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi's historic Old Town, with the equestrian monument of King Vakhtang I Gorgasali (c. 440–502 CE), legendary founder of Tbilisi and one of Georgia's most revered monarchs. The statue by sculptor Elguja Amashukeli was erected in 1967. The church served as a royal residence and fortress in medieval times and stands as an iconic symbol of Georgian Christianity and statehood.

Production

How it was made

Issuer National Bank of Georgia
Issuer (native) ბაαƒ₯αƒαƒ αƒ—αƒ•αƒ”αƒšαƒαƒ‘ αƒ”αƒ αƒαƒ•αƒœαƒ£αƒšαƒ˜ αƒ‘αƒαƒœαƒ™αƒ˜
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Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 120x64

Security features: microprint,guilloche_patterns

Geography

Georgia in Asia

Georgia in Asia. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the first series of the Georgian Lari, introduced on 25 September 1995 to replace the transitional Kupon Lari at a rate of 1 Lari = 1,000,000 Kupon, ending Georgia's post-Soviet hyperinflation. The 1 Lari denomination was the lowest value in this series, issued 1995–2002. It was replaced by a redesigned second series beginning in 2002. The motifs celebrate Tbilisi's ancient heritage and Georgia's Christian monarchy, establishing the visual identity of the newly independent state's currency.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-53
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Rarity tier common
Series range 1995–2002
Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition
Grade UNC
Serial number 226/2 044816
Serial prefix 226/2

Note appears uncirculated with sharp corners and no visible wear

Valuation

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$2–$8
Type default range $2–$8
Valuation history (1)
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