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1 Kuponi
| Issuer | National Bank of Georgia |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 1 Kuponi (1 GEK) |
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| Obverse description | A panoramic vignette of old Tbilisi occupies the right portion of the face, with Mount Mtatsminda rising in the background rendered in fine line work. The denomination numeral appears at left within an ornamental frame, accompanied by Georgian-script inscriptions identifying the issuing authority. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1 კუპონი 1 სებ საქართველოს ეროვნული ბანკი (Translation: 1 Kuponi, NBG National Bank of Georgia) |
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Georgia's kupon series was a transitional currency, introduced after independence as the Soviet ruble collapsed but before the permanent lari was ready. These notes were not designed to last — they were stopgaps, printed quickly and circulated into ruin almost immediately under severe hyperinflation that peaked in 1994. The 1993 issues depreciated so fast that even the smallest denominations became effectively worthless within months.
The "Printed: 30.04.1945" date in the metadata almost certainly refers to a misattributed or erroneous field — no Georgian kupon was printed in 1945.