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Georgian lari

Georgian lari: a currency still in use.

Dates in use: Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code: GEL
Ancestry branch: Russian ruble

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Predecessor

Georgian coupon

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This currencyGEL

No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.

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The story

The lari was introduced on 25 September 1995 and became Georgia's sole legal tender on 2 October 1995. ^[1]

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National Bank of Georgia · Tbilisi to Host Major International Conference Celebrating 30th Anniversary of the Lari C559 ↗

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“Georgian lari.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000359.html

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