The lari (Georgian: ლარი ; ISO 4217:GEL) is the national currency of the Republic of Georgia. It is divided into 100 tetri. ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo), known from 1991 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea in the southern Caucasus. ... Tetri is a fractional monetary unit in the country of Georgia. ...
The currency was introduced in 1995 under the government of Eduard Shevardnadze as part of an ambitious reform programme that included privatisation and the introduction of a new currency to replace the provisional currency of the coupon that had replaced the Soviet-era ruble in 1992. It has remained fairly stable since then. As of October2005, the exchange rate is about US$1 = 1.79 GEL. Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze (Georgian: ედუარდ შევარდნაძე, Russian: Эдуа́рд Амвро́сьевич Шевардна́дзе; pronounced ed-oo-ard am-vro-see-ye-vitch she-va-rd-nad-zuh) (born 25 January 1928) is a Georgian politician. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1997 Russian Federation one rouble coin, obverse and reverse 1898 Russian Empire one rouble bill, obverse 1898 Russian Empire one rouble bill, reverse The ruble or rouble (Russian рубль; see note on spelling below) is the name of the currencies of the Russian Federation and Belarus (and... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Georgian banknotes are denominated in units of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 lari, and coins are issued in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 tetri.
Georgia is the westernmost country of the South Caucasus (the southern portion of the region of Caucasus), which occupies the isthmus between the Black and Caspian seas; Azerbaijan and Armenia are also located in the South Caucasus.
Georgia was made a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1922.
Georgia’s ancient culture is evident in the republic’s architecture, which is renowned for the role it played in the development of the Byzantine style.
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