2000 Kuponi

Georgia's early post-Soviet currency issues were a stopgap from the start. The kuponi was introduced in 1993 as a parallel currency alongside the Soviet ruble, then became sole legal tender before being replaced entirely by the lari in 1995 — a lifespan of roughly two years, during which the country endured civil war, the Abkhazia conflict, and hyperinflation that made high-denomination kuponi notes nearly worthless within months of issue.

The "Printed: 30.04.1945" field almost certainly refers to the watermark paper's production date, not the note itself — a wartime paper stock repurposed decades later, which was not uncommon for newly independent states scrambling to establish a currency with whatever printing resources were available.