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1 Lari
| Issuer | National Bank of Georgia |
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| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central oval intaglio vignette presents a panoramic view of old Tbilisi with its characteristic skyline of churches and fortifications set against a mountain backdrop, the Georgian inscription თბილისი (Tbilisi) below. To the right, a standing deer rendered after a painting by Niko Pirosmanashvili extends beyond the oval frame. A guilloche rosette pattern occupies the lower left, with the denomination numeral "1" at lower right and the English legend at bottom center. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 ერთი ლარი თბილისი REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA * ONE LARI (Translation: One lari, Tbilisi) |
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Georgia's first post-Soviet currency series, the lari, replaced the interim coupon currency (the kuponi) in 1995 after years of catastrophic hyperinflation had rendered the coupon essentially worthless — at its worst, exchange rates against the US dollar ran into the hundreds of thousands. The lari redenomination wiped six zeros off the coupon, a necessary reset after one of the more severe monetary collapses among the former Soviet republics.
Oberthur's Rennes facility handled the print run. The series carries only a watermark as its primary security feature — modest by contemporary standards, reflecting either budget constraints on the newly independent central bank or a deliberate decision to prioritize rapid deployment over security specification.