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{{Short description|Currency of Georgia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox currency
| name = Georgian lari
| local_name = ქართული ლარი
| local_name_lang = ka
| image_1 = Lari_banknotes.png
| image_2 = Sign of Georgian Lari.svg
| image_title_1 = 
| iso_code = GEL
| subunit_name_1 = [[tetri]]
| unit = lari
| no_plural = Y
| symbol = ₾, {{big|1=ლ,}}
| symbol_comment = (GEL<ref>Where the lari sign is not available, the letter [[ლ]] or ISO code is used</ref>)
| frequently_used_banknotes = ₾5, ₾10, ₾20, ₾50, ₾100
| rarely_used_banknotes = ₾1, ₾2, ₾200
| used_coins = 5, 10, 20, 50 tetri, ₾1, ₾2
| rarely_used_coins = 
| subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|1|100}}
| using_countries = {{flag|Georgia}}
| date_of_introduction = 1995
| replaced_currency = [[Georgian kuponi|Georgian coupon]] (კუპონი)
| issuing_authority = [[National Bank of Georgia]]
| issuing_authority_website = {{URL|www.nbg.gov.ge}}
| inflation_rate = 0.0% (February 2024)
| inflation_source_date = [https://nbg.gov.ge/en National Bank of Georgia]
| printer = {{ill|Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych|pl|lt=Polish Security Printing Works}}
| printer_website = {{URL|www.pwpw.pl}}
}}
The '''lari''' ({{lang-ka|ლარი}}; [[ISO 4217]]: GEL) is the [[currency]] of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]. It is divided into 100 [[tetri]] ({{lang|ka|თეთრი}}). 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 [[Georgian maneti|maneti]] ({{lang-ka|მანეთი}}), [[Georgian abazi|abazi]] ({{lang|ka|აბაზი}}), and [[Georgian kuponi|kuponi]] ({{lang|ka|კუპონი}}).

== Kuponi ==
{{main|Georgian kuponi}}
Georgia replaced the [[Soviet ruble]] on 5 April 1993, with the kuponi ({{lang-ka|[[:ka:ქართული კუპონი|კუპონი]]}}) 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, 3,000, 30,000 and 150,000 kuponi.

<gallery perrow="5" widths="100px" heights="100px" caption="Highest denominations of each series of the Georgian kuponi">
File:10 000 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|10&nbsp;000 kuponi, 1993 (1st issue)
File:100 купонов лари. 2. 1993.jpg|100 kuponi, 1993 (2nd issue)
File:100 000 купонов лари. 3. 1993.jpg|100&nbsp;000 kuponi, 1993 (3rd issue)
File:20 000 купонов лари. 4. 1993.jpg|20&nbsp;000 kuponi, 1994 (4th issue)
File:1 000 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|1&nbsp;000&nbsp;000 kuponi, 1994
</gallery>

== Lari ==
On 2 October 1995,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[National Bank of Georgia]] |url=http://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=193 |title=Lari banknotes |access-date=2006-12-30}}</ref> 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.

=== Lari sign ===
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[[File:Sign of Georgian Lari (4).jpg|thumb|250px|The Georgian Lari currency sign, introduced on 8 July 2014.]]
The NBG announced the Lari sign competition in December 2013. The temporary commission consisted of representatives of NBG, the Budget and Finance Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, the State Council of Heraldry, the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia and the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.<ref name="Lari sign">{{cite web |url=https://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=630&lng=eng |title=Lari sign |publisher=[[National Bank of Georgia]] |access-date=5 December 2017 }}</ref>

On 8 July 2014, Giorgi Kadagidze, Governor of the [[National Bank of Georgia]] (NBG), unveiled the winning proposal for the sign of the national currency to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=340&newsid=2485&lng=eng |title=Georgian Lari has its own sign |publisher=[[National Bank of Georgia]] |access-date=5 December 2017 |archive-date=20 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520173009/https://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=340&newsid=2485&lng=eng |url-status=dead}}</ref> The author of the winning sign was professional artist-ceramist, Malkhaz Shvelidze.<ref name="Lari sign"/>

In choosing the winning sign, the commission gave priority to the samples based on the Georgian [[Mkhedruli]] character and made a point of the following criteria: conception, design, accordance with Georgian alphabet, existence of elements marking the currency, ease of construction, and observance of requests and recommendations determined by competition rules.<ref name="Lari sign"/>

The Lari sign is based on an arched letter <big>[[ლ]]</big> (Lasi) of the [[Georgian script]]. It is common international practice for a currency sign to consist of a letter, crossed by one or two parallel lines. Two parallel lines crossing the letter Lasi are the basic components of the Lari sign. The so-called “leg” of the letter, represented by a horizontal line, is a necessary attribute of the sign, adding monumental stability to the upper dynamic arc. The form of the letter is transformed in order to simplify its perception and implementation as a Lari sign.<ref name="Lari sign"/>

On 18 July 2014, Giorgi Melashvili, executive director of the National Bank of Georgia, sent a request letter to the Unicode Consortium to register the symbol in the [[Currency Symbols (Unicode block)|Currency Symbols]] block of the Unicode Standard as 
: ₾ <code>U+20BE GEORGIAN LARI SIGN</code><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2014/14161-lari-proposal.pdf|title=Lari proposal|website=Unicode.org|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>

On 17 June 2015, the Unicode Consortium released<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.unicode.org/2015/06/announcing-unicode-standard-version-80.html |title=Announcing The Unicode® Standard, Version 8.0 |website=Blog.unicode.org|access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref> Unicode V8.0, which includes the Lari sign as 
: {{unichar|20be|LARI SIGN|html=}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U20A0.pdf|format=PDF|title=Currency Symbols : Range: 20A0–20CF|website=Unicode.org|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>

=== Coins ===
Coins are issued in denominations of 5, 10, 20 and 50 tetri, as well as 1 and 2 lari.

The National Bank of Georgia announced on 5 October 2018 that it would discontinue circulation of 1 and 2 Tetri coins as of 1 January 2021, and that these coins would lose their legal tender status. 1 and 2 Tetri coins could be exchanged at the National Bank of Georgia and commercial banks in Georgia within one year from 1 January 2021, and can only be exchanged at the National Bank of Georgia from 1 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=საქართველოს ეროვნული ბანკის საბჭოს - დადგენილება №8|url=https://matsne.gov.ge/document/view/4339813?publication=0|website=სსიპ ”საქართველოს საკანონმდებლო მაცნე”|language=ka|date=5 October 2018|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Georgian 1 and 2 tetri coins to be taken out of circulation|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2020/2384|newspaper=agenda.ge|date=28 July 2020|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref> According to the new regulations on cash payments introduced by the National Bank of Georgia on 1 January 2019, 1 and 2 tetri are rounded to 0, and 3, 4, 6 and 7 tetri are rounded to 5{{Clarify|reason=What about 8 and 9? Aren’t they rounded at all?|date=April 2024}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Stores begin rounding out Georgian 1, 2-tetri coins|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2019/16|newspaper=agenda.ge|date=3 January 2019|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>

The National Bank of Georgia announced on 12 November 2015 that, effective 1 January 2018, the old 50 Tetri coin, issued since 1995, would be withdrawn from circulation and the coins would lose their legal tender status. The old 50 Tetri coin were exchangeable at the National Bank of Georgia and commercial banks of Georgia within one year from 1 January 2018, and from 1 January 2019 only at the National Bank of Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|title=საქართველოს ეროვნული ბანკის საბჭოს - დადგენილება №3|url=https://matsne.gov.ge/document/view/3034236?publication=0|website=სსიპ ”საქართველოს საკანონმდებლო მაცნე”|language=ka|date=2 November 2015|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Old 50 Georgian tetri coins loosing legal tender status|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2017/2159|newspaper=agenda.ge|date=5 October 2017|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Exchange of old Georgian 50 tetri coins to be possible from January 2019|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2018/2286|newspaper=agenda.ge|date=1 November 2018|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan="9"|Second Series (2006)
|- 
! colspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!colspan="3"| Technical parameters !! colspan="3" | Description
|- 
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Diameter !! Mass !! Composition !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse
|-
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:50 Georgian Tetri Reverse (Steel).jpg|100px]] 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:50 Georgian Tetri Obverse (Steel).jpg|100px]] 
| 50 Tetri
| 24&nbsp;mm
| 6.52 g
| [[Stainless Steel]]
| Smooth
| The denomination numeral “50”, and the legend {{lang|ka|თეთრი}} ({{lang|ka-Latn|tetri}}).
| The [[coat of arms of Georgia]], surrounded with a symbolic image of [[Sun]] beams, the legends {{lang|ka|საქართველო}}, and the date of issue “2006” under the coat of arms.
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:1 Georgian Lari Reverse.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:1 Georgian Lari Obverse.jpg|100px]] 
| 1 Lari
| 26.2&nbsp;mm
| 7.85 g
| [[Copper-nickel]]
| Reeded with incuse lettering: the country name in Georgian and English ({{lang|ka|საქართველო}} and "Georgia")
| Half-milled. Denomination numeral “1” and legend {{lang|ka|ლარი}} (''lari'').
| Half-milled. The [[coat of arms of Georgia]], the legend {{lang|ka|საქართველო}} on the upper left side, and the date of issue “2006” on the lower right side.
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:2 Georgian Lari Reverse.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:2 Georgian Lari Obverse.jpg|100px]] 
| 2 Lari
| 27&nbsp;mm
| 8 g
| Bi-Metallic Copper-aluminium-nickel center in [[Copper-nickel]] ring
| Reeded with incuse lettering: the country name in Georgian and English ({{lang|ka|საქართველო}} and "Georgia")
| Denomination numeral “2” and legend {{lang|ka|ლარი}} (''lari''). The silver-color milled surface has an original design, representing a central symbolic image of sun rays.
| The [[coat of arms of Georgia]], the rim with a circular legend {{lang|ka|საქართველო}}, and the date of issue “2006”.
|-
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
!colspan="9"|First series (1993)
|- 
! colspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!colspan="3"| Technical parameters !! colspan="3" | Description
|- 
! Obverse !! Reverse !! Diameter !! Mass !! Composition !! Edge !! Obverse !! Reverse
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:1 Georgian Tetri Reverse.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:1 Georgian Tetri Obverse.jpg|100px]]
| 1 Tetri
| 15&nbsp;mm
| 1.38 g
| [[Stainless Steel]]
| Smooth
| The denomination numeral "1" on the upper part of the coin, with the legend {{lang|ka|თეთრი}} ({{lang|ka-Latn|tetri}}) and the [[vine]] [[tendril]] underneath.
| rowspan="6" | The [[Borjgali]] (a Georgian symbol of the [[Sun]] with seven rotating rays) over the Christian [[Tree of Life#|Tree of Life]], and the date of mintage, “1993”, with Georgian and English marginal legends on it, {{lang|ka|საქართველოს რესპუბლიკა}} and "Republic of Georgia".
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:2 Georgian Tetri Reverse.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:2 Georgian Tetri Obverse.jpg|100px]] 
| 2 Tetri
| 17.5&nbsp;mm
| 1.9 g
| [[Stainless Steel]]
| Smooth
| [[Peacock]] with spread wings on the upper part of the coin, with the legend {{lang|ka|თეთრი}} ({{lang|ka-Latn|tetri}}) and denomination numeral “2” underneath.
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:5 Georgian Tetri Reverse.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:5 Georgian Tetri Obverse.jpg|100px]] 
| 5 Tetri
| 20&nbsp;mm
| 2.5 g
| [[Stainless Steel]]
| Smooth
| Golden statue of a [[lion]] from the 3rd millennium BC [[tumulus|barrow]] of the [[Alazani]] valley, with the denomination numeral “5”, and the legend {{lang|ka|თეთრი}} ({{lang|ka-Latn|tetri}}) underneath.
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:10 Georgian Tetri Reverse.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:10 Georgian Tetri Obverse.jpg|100px]] 
| 10 Tetri
| 21.9&nbsp;mm
| 3 g
| [[Stainless Steel]]
| Smooth
| [[Saint Mammes]] riding the [[lion]], 11th century silver plate gilded with gold from the [[Gelati Monastery]]. The denomination numeral “10” on the right hand of the coin, and the legend {{lang|ka|თეთრი}} ({{lang|ka-Latn|tetri}}) underneath
|-{{Coin-silver-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:20 Georgian Tetri Reverse.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:20 Georgian Tetri Obverse.jpg|100px]]
| 20 Tetri
| 25&nbsp;mm
| 5 g
| [[Stainless Steel]]
| Smooth
| The stag from a painting by the Georgian painter [[Niko Pirosmanashvili]] (Pirosmani), with the denomination numeral “20” on the left-hand side, and the legend {{lang|ka|თეთრი}} ({{lang|ka-Latn|tetri}}) underneath.
|-{{Coin-copper-color}} 
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:50 Georgian Tetri Reverse (Brass).jpg|100px]]
| style="background:white;text-align:center" | [[File:50 Georgian Tetri Obverse (Brass).jpg|100px]]
| 50 Tetri
| 19&nbsp;mm
| 2.45 g
| [[Brass]]
| Smooth
| The relief of a [[Griffin]] from the eastern façade of 11th century [[Samtavisi Cathedral]], with the denomination numeral “50”, and legend {{lang|ka|თეთრი}} ({{lang|ka-Latn|tetri}}) underneath.
|-
|}

=== Banknotes ===
==== 2016–2019 (current) series ====
Between November 2016 and October 2019 the National Bank of Georgia released five banknotes (in denominations of ₾5, ₾10, ₾20, ₾50, and ₾100), composing a new complete set.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ganakhlebulilari.ge/|title=Ganakhlebulilari.ge|website=Ganakhlebulilari.ge|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>
The 2016&ndash;2019 series lari notes are produced by {{ill|Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych|pl|lt=Polish Security Printing Works}} ({{langx|pl|Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pwpw.pl/Biuletyn/Archiwum/l/lari-i-guarani---banknoty-z-polski-dla-gruzji-i-paragwaju%5B2%5D.html|title=Lari i guarani - banknoty z Polski dla Gruzji i Paragwaju|website=Pwpw.pl|access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:87%;line-height:1.4"
|-
!colspan=2| Image
!rowspan=2| Value
!rowspan=2| Dimensions
!rowspan=2| Main colour
!colspan=2| Description
!colspan=2| Date of
|-
! obverse !! reverse
! obverse !! reverse
! printing !! issue
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾5 (Khuti lari)
| width          = 122
| height         = 62
| color          = Brown
| imageobverse   = 5LariObverse.png
| imagereverse   = 5LariReverse2017.png
| imagewidth     = 180
| descobverse    = Portrait of Georgian author [[Ivane Javakhishvili]] with the legend {{lang|ka|ივანე ჯავახიშვილი 1876–1940}}, main building of the [[Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University]]
| descreverse    = Details from [[Niko Pirosmani]] paintings ''Threshing'' and ''Fisherman in a Red Shirt'', and the coat of arms of Georgia
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2017
| dateissue      = {{nowrap|1 September 2017}}
| datewithdrawal =
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾10 (Ati lari)
| width          = 127
| height         = 64
| color          = Blue
| imageobverse   = 10LariObverse.png
| imagereverse   = 10LariReverse.png
| imagewidth     = 180
| descobverse    = Portrait of Georgian author [[Akaki Tsereteli]] with the legend {{lang|ka|აკაკი წერეთელი 1840–1915}}, an excerpt from Tsereteli's poem ''Spring''
| descreverse    = Detail from Georgian artist [[David Kakabadze]]'s painting ''Imereti - My Mother'', and the coat of arms of Georgia
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2019
| dateissue      = {{nowrap|1 October 2019}}
| datewithdrawal =
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾20 (Otsi lari)
| width          = 132
| height         = 66
| color          = Magenta
| imageobverse   = 20 lari. Georgia, 2016 a.png
| imagereverse   = 20 lari. Georgia, 2016 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 180
| descobverse    = Portrait of [[Ilia Chavchavadze]], with the legend {{lang|ka|ილია ჭავჭავაძე 1837–1907}}, the magazines ''Sakartvelos Moambe'' and ''Iveria'', founded by him, and his personal belongings
| descreverse    = Sculpture of King [[Vakhtang Gorgasali]], founder of [[Tbilisi]], [[Vakhushti Bagrationi]]'s 18th century map of Tbilisi, a panorama of old Tbilisi and the [[Narikala]] fortress, and the coat of arms of Georgia
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2016
| dateissue      = {{nowrap|1 February 2016}}
| datewithdrawal =
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾50 (Ormotsdaati lari)
| width          = 137
| height         = 68
| color          = Green
| imageobverse   = 50 lari. Georgia, 2016 a.png
| imagereverse   = 50 lari. Georgia, 2016 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 180
| descobverse    = Portrait of Georgian [[Queen Tamar]] with the legend {{lang|ka|თამარ მეფე XII ს.}}, 12th–13th century [[Vardzia]] cave monastery complex and a bas-relief from the 13th century Pitareti Virgin Mary Monastery
| descreverse    = Miniature of a [[Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius]], a 12th century manuscript, and the coat of arms of Georgia
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2016
| dateissue      = {{nowrap|1 February 2016}}
| datewithdrawal =
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾100 (Asi lari)
| width          = 142
| height         = 70
| color          = Violet
| imageobverse   = 100 lari. Georgia, 2016 a.png
| imagereverse   = 100 lari. Georgia, 2016 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 180
| descobverse    = Portrait of the Georgian poet [[Shota Rustaveli]] with the legend {{lang|ka|შოთა რუსთაველი XII ს.}}, an illustration from the epic poem ''[[The Knight in the Panther's Skin]]'', a page from its original prints and an ornament from its original manuscript and a 7th century bas-relief of [[Daniel in the lions' den]] from the Martvili Cathedral of Assumption of the Virgin Mary
| descreverse    = The [[Georgian National Opera Theater|Zakaria Paliashvili Georgian National Opera Theater]], a fragment from the score of the Georgian national anthem and the coat of arms of Georgia
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2016
| dateissue      = {{nowrap|1 November 2016}}
| datewithdrawal =
| remark         =
}}
|-
|colspan=12|{{Standard banknote table notice|standard_scale=Y|BrE=Y}}
|}

==== Earlier issues ====
The National Bank of Georgia announced that banknotes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 lari issued between 1995 and 1999 will no longer be legal tender on 1 January 2022. These currencies can only be exchanged at the National Bank of Georgia from 1 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Term of Circulation for GEL Banknotes of 1995-99 Issue Expired in 2022|url=https://nbg.gov.ge/en/media/news/the-term-of-circulation-for-gel-banknotes-of-1995-99-issue-expired-in-2022|website=National Bank of Georgia|date=5 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Circulation term of 1995-99 GEL banknotes expires|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/23|newspaper=agenda.ge|date=5 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:87%;line-height:1.4"
|-
!colspan=2| Image
!rowspan=2| Value
!rowspan=2| Dimensions
!rowspan=2| Main colour
!colspan=3| Description
!colspan=3| Date of
!rowspan=2| Remarks
|-
! obverse !! reverse
! obverse !! reverse !!
! printing
! issue<ref>{{cite book |last1=Linzmayer |first1=Owen |title=The Banknote Book |chapter=Georgia |publisher=Banknotebook.com |year=2012 |location=San Francisco, CA |url=http://www.banknotebook.com}}</ref>
! withdrawal
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾1 (Erti lari)
| width          = 115
| height         = 61
| color          = Green/Grey
| imageobverse   = 1 lari. Georgia, 2007 a.jpg
| imagereverse   = 1 lari. Georgia, 2007 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = Portrait of Georgian artist [[Niko Pirosmanashvili]] (Pirosmani) with the legend "Pirosmani 1862–1918".
| descreverse    = Panorama of [[Tbilisi]], the capital of Georgia, and an image of a [[:commons:Image:Roe deer.jpg|stag from Pirosmani's painting]].
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2002
| dateissue      = {{nowrap|5 August 2002}}
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         = coins minted since 2006
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾2 (Ori Lari)
| width          = 115
| height         = 61
| color          = Green/Orange
| imageobverse   = 2 lari. Georgia, 2002 a.jpg
| imagereverse   = 2 lari. Georgia, 2002 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = Portrait of Georgian composer [[Zacharia Paliashvili]] and legend "Zacharia Paliashvili 1871–1933". The left side features the overture notes of his opera ''[[Abesalom da Eteri]]''
| descreverse    = Building of the Tbilisi Zacharia Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theatre with the legend "Tbilisi National Opera and Ballet Theatre 1887".
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2002
| dateissue      = 5 August 2002
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         = coins minted since 2006
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾5 (Khuti lari)
| width          = 115
| height         = 61
| color          = Brown
| imageobverse   = 5 lari. Georgia, 2002 a.jpg
| imagereverse   = 5 lari. Georgia, 2002 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = Portarait of Georgian academic [[Ivane Javakhishvili]], with the legend "Ivane Javakhishvili 1876–1940"
| descreverse    = Main building of the [[Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University]] and an open book and a plant ornament underneath
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2002
| dateissue      = 5 August 2002
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾10 (Ati lari)
| width          = 125
| height         = 63
| color          = Blue
| imageobverse   = 10 lari. Georgia, 2007 a.jpg
| imagereverse   = 10 lari. Georgia, 2007 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = Portrait of Georgian poet and public figure [[Akaki Tsereteli]], with the legend "Akaki Tsereteli 1840–1915", a swallow and blossoming branch
| descreverse    = Detail from Georgian artist [[David Kakabadze]]'s painting ''Imereti - My Mother'' and vine tendril
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2002
| dateissue      = 5 August 2002
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾20 (Otsi lari)
| width          = 131
| height         = 65
| color          = Navy yellow
| imageobverse   = Ge-money-lari-20.jpg
| imagereverse   = GeorgiaPNew-20Lari-2002-donatedta b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = Portrait of Georgian public figure [[Ilia Chavchavadze]] with the legend "Ilia Chavchavadze 1837–1907" the magazines ''Sakartvelos Moambe'' and ''Iveria'', founded by him and his personal belongings
| descreverse    = Sculpture of King [[Vakhtang Gorgasali]], founder of [[Tbilisi]], a map of Tbilisi from the 18th century by [[Vakhushti Bagrationi]] and a panorama of old Tbilisi – a composition of old [[Narikala]]
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2002
| dateissue      = 5 August 2002
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾50 (Ormotsdaati lari)
| width          = 135
| height         = 66
| color          = Navy green
| imageobverse   = 50 lari. Georgia, 2004 a.jpg
| imagereverse   = 50 lari. Georgia, 2004 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = Portrait of 12th Century Georgian [[Queen Tamar]], image of a griffin on the left hand side of the banknote
| descreverse    = "[[Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius]] astrological sign" from a Georgian miniature manuscript of the 12th century
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2004
| dateissue      = {{nowrap|9 November 2004}}
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾100 (Asi lari)
| width          = 140
| height         = 67
| color          = Light green
| imageobverse   = 100 lari. Georgia, 2004 a.jpg
| imagereverse   = 100 lari. Georgia, 2004 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = [[Shota Rustaveli]] graphic portrait and the legend "Shota Rustaveli XII c". The composition of angels raising the cross is depicted on the left side of the banknote
| descreverse    = A composition from the Biblical story "Daniel in the den of lions" from the [[Martvili monastery]] relief, and the legend "Martvili VIIc."
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2004
| dateissue      = 9 November 2004
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾200 (Orasi lari)
| width          = 146
| height         = 72
| color          = Yellow
| imageobverse   = 200 lari. Georgia, 2006 a.jpg
| imagereverse   = 200 lari. Georgia, 2006 b.jpg
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = Portrait of [[Kakutsa Cholokashvili]]. The background of the banknote is enhanced with  fragments of  relief images of Georgian Cultural Artifacts.
| descreverse    = City of [[Sukhumi]] and relief fragments of the iconostasis found in  the village [[Tsebelda]] of [[Gulripshi District]].
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 2006
| dateissue      = {{nowrap|15 April 2007}}
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         =
}}
{{Banknote specification table row
| value          = ₾500 (Khutasi lari)
| width          = 143
| height         = 66
| color          = Green
| imageobverse   = 500 lari. Georgia, 1995 a.png
| imagereverse   = 500 lari. Georgia, 1995 b.png
| imagewidth     = 150
| descobverse    = Portrait of [[David IV of Georgia|David IV]]. 
| descreverse    = Early Georgian inscriptions and a cross
| descwatermark  =
| dateprinting   = 1995
| dateissue      = 
| datewithdrawal = 
| remark         = never officially released
}}
|-
|colspan=12|{{Standard banknote table notice|standard_scale=Y|BrE=Y}}
|}

{{Exchange rate|GEL|RUB|TRY}}

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{{n-after|currency=Georgian lari|ratio=1 Georgian lari = 1,000,000 Georgian kuponi|reason=Hyperinflation}}
{{end}}
{{n-start|title=Georgian lari}}
{{n-before|currency=Georgian kuponi lari|reason=Hyperinflation|ratio=1 Georgian lari = 1,000,000 Georgian kuponi lari}}
{{n-currency|location=[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]|start=October 2, 1995}}
{{n-after}}
{{end}}

== See also ==
* [[Economy of Georgia (country)]]
* [[Larization]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Money of Georgia}}
* [http://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=111 Georgian money, National Bank of Georgia]
* [http://banknoter.com/s/georgia Banknotes of Georgia: Georgian Lari Catalog]
* {{CISCoins|Georgia}}
* [http://www.bis-ans-ende-der-welt.net/Georgien-B-En.htm The banknotes of Georgia] {{in lang|en|de}}

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