Georgia's coupon currency — the kuponi — was introduced in April 1993 as a parallel tender alongside the Soviet ruble, which was still circulating while the newly independent state scrambled for monetary infrastructure. These low denominations lost value almost immediately; hyperinflation rendered the entire kuponi series effectively worthless within months, and the currency was replaced by the lari in 1995.
The "Printed: 30.04.1945" field almost certainly refers to the watermarked paper stock's origin date, not a press run — Georgian coupon notes were produced in the early 1990s, and the paper itself was likely sourced from pre-existing postwar European stock.
Georgia's coupon currency — the kuponi — was introduced in April 1993 as a parallel tender alongside the Soviet ruble, which was still circulating while the newly independent state scrambled for monetary infrastructure. These low denominations lost value almost immediately; hyperinflation rendered the entire kuponi series effectively worthless within months, and the currency was replaced by the lari in 1995.
The "Printed: 30.04.1945" field almost certainly refers to the watermarked paper stock's origin date, not a press run — Georgian coupon notes were produced in the early 1990s, and the paper itself was likely sourced from pre-existing postwar European stock.