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Former currency of Georgia, used 1993-1995
Georgian kuponi
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(
Georgian
)
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1 million kuponi (1 lari; 1994)
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Code
| GEK
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Plural
| The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction.
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Banknotes
| 1, 3, 5, 10, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000, 50,000, 100,000, 150,000, 250,000, 500,000, 1,000,000 kuponi
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Date of introduction
| 5 April 1993
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Replaced
| Russian rouble
(1 RUR = 1 GEK)
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Date of withdrawal
| 2 October 1995
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Replaced by
| Georgian lari
(1 GEL = 1,000,000 GEK)
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User(s)
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Georgia
(except
Abkhazia
and
South Ossetia
)
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Central bank
| National Bank of Georgia
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Website
| www
.nbg
.gov
.ge
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Inflation
| Unknown; at least 50%
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This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
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The
kuponi
(
Georgian
:
??????
k’up’oni
, "
coupon
";
ISO 4217
: GEK) was the
currency
of
Georgia
. It was introduced on 5 April 1993, replacing the
Russian ruble
at par. This currency was temporary, with no coins nor subdivisions. It also suffered from
hyperinflation
.
Banknotes
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Kuponi banknotes were issued in five series: four in 1993 and one in 1994. Each denomination was introduced in no more than two series.
First 1993 series
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5 kuponi
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10 kuponi
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50 kuponi
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100 kuponi
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500 kuponi
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1,000 kuponi
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5,000 kuponi
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10,000 kuponi
Second 1993 series
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1 kuponi
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3 kuponi
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5 kuponi
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10 kuponi
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50 kuponi
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100 kuponi
Third 1993 series
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10,000 kuponi
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25,000 kuponi
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50,000 kuponi
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100,000 kuponi
Fourth 1993 series
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250 kuponi
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2,000 kuponi
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3,000 kuponi
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20,000 kuponi
1994 series
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20,000 kuponi
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30,000 kuponi
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50,000 kuponi
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100,000 kuponi
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150,000 kuponi
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250,000 kuponi
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500,000 kuponi
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1,000,000 kuponi
Abandonment
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On 2 October 1995,
[1]
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.
References
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Georgian kuponi
Preceded by:
Russian rouble
Reason:
introduction of temporary currency
Ratio:
1 kuponi = 1 rouble
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Currency of Georgia
5 April 1993 – 2 October 1995
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Succeeded by:
Georgian lari
Reason:
hyperinflation
Ratio:
1 lari = 1,000,000 kuponi
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Current
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Obsolete
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* Unrecognized
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