Georgian lari
The lari (Georgian: ლარი; ISO 4217: GEL) is the currency of Georgia. It is divided into 100 tetri (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 maneti (Georgian: მანეთი), abazi (აბაზი), and kuponi (კუპონი).
| ქართული ლარი (Georgian) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 4217 | |||||
| Code | GEL (numeric: 981) | ||||
| Subunit | 0.01 | ||||
| Unit | |||||
| Unit | lari | ||||
| Plural | The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction. | ||||
| Symbol | ₾, ლ, (GEL) | ||||
| Denominations | |||||
| Subunit | |||||
| 1⁄100 | tetri | ||||
| Banknotes | |||||
| Freq. used | ₾5, ₾10, ₾20, ₾50, ₾100 | ||||
| Rarely used | ₾1, ₾2, ₾200 | ||||
| Coins | 5, 10, 20, 50 tetri, ₾1, ₾2 | ||||
| Demographics | |||||
| Date of introduction | 1995 | ||||
| Replaced | Georgian coupon (კუპონი) | ||||
| User(s) | Georgia | ||||
| Issuance | |||||
| Central bank | National Bank of Georgia | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Printer | Polish Security Printing Works | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
| Valuation | |||||
| Inflation | 0.0% (February 2024) | ||||
| Source | National Bank of Georgia | ||||
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