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1 000 000 Kuponi
| Issuer | National Bank of Georgia |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 1 000 000 Kuponi (1 000 000 GEK) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette consists of the Borjgali solar symbol set within a guilloche roundel, flanked by two pairs of heraldic griffins in mirror composition. The issuer's name in Georgian script runs along the top border, with the date 1994 below the central vignette. The large numeral denomination 1000000 and its Georgian script equivalent occupy the lower portion of the note against a fine guilloche underprint in red and orange tones. |
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| Reverse lettering | ერთი მილიონი 1 000 000 ერთი მილიონი (Translation: One Million) |
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Georgia's coupon currency — the kuponi — was introduced as a transitional instrument after independence, initially circulating alongside the Soviet ruble before replacing it entirely. By 1994, inflation had reached such severity that million-denomination notes were a practical necessity, not an anomaly. The kuponi was itself replaced by the lari in 1995 at a rate of one million kuponi to one lari, which tells you exactly where things stood.
A watermark is the sole security feature on a note of this face value — a detail that reflects the stripped-down production circumstances of the period rather than any deliberate design choice.