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10 Lari 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ. Bimetallic
| Issuer | National Bank of Georgia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The copper-nickel centre features the coat of arms of Georgia — a quartered shield displaying the large central cross of Saint George with four smaller crosses in each quadrant, and the Tunic of Christ depicted in the central escutcheon — rendered in fine relief against a radially lined field. The nickel-brass outer ring carries the Georgian Mkhedruli commemorative legend around the full circumference, with the date 2000 appearing at the base of the ring. |
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| Reverse description | The copper-nickel centre displays the stylised denomination numeral '10' alongside the Georgian Mkhedruli script rendering of 'Lari', elegantly interlaced in a decorative calligraphic composition occupying the full inner disc. The nickel-brass outer ring bears the legend 'NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGIA' in Georgian Mkhedruli script around the upper and lower circumference, with the date 2000 inscribed at the base of the ring. |
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Georgia's 2000th anniversary issue came at a particularly charged moment — the country had only recently stabilized its currency after the catastrophic collapse of the coupon, introducing the lari in 1995 following years of hyperinflation and civil conflict. Issuing a commemorative of this weight in bimetallic format was a deliberate signal of institutional confidence from the newly established National Bank.
Christianity has been the state religion of Georgia since 337 AD, one of the earliest formal adoptions anywhere in the world, which gives the millennial subject matter more local resonance than a generic calendar milestone.