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3 Lari BTC
| Issuer | National Bank of Georgia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Weight | 13.3 g |
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| Obverse description | Central design features three oil derricks mounted on an offshore platform spanning the Caspian Sea, rendered in relief against a field symbolized by horizontal wavy lines. Mirrored and frosted surface treatments create a composition of a rising sun in the lower field, with the date 2006 incuse within the textured surface. A bilingual circular legend frames the upper periphery, reading ᲡᲐᲥᲐᲠᲗᲕᲔᲚᲝᲡ ᲔᲠᲝᲕᲜᲣᲚᲘ ᲑᲐᲜᲙᲘ in Georgian Mkhedruli script and NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGIA in Latin script. The abbreviation BTC accompanied by stylized wings appears at the base of the design. |
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| Edge | Lettered with stars |
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Issued to commemorate Georgia's adoption of Bitcoin — no, that's not right, and the "BTC" designation here has nothing to do with cryptocurrency. This is the standard three-lari circulation coin; "BTC" in Georgian numismatic cataloging refers to the Tbilisi mint mark. Georgia re-established its own mint infrastructure in Tbilisi following independence from the Soviet Union, and by 2006 domestic production of higher-denomination coins was well underway.
The lari itself was introduced in 1995, replacing the interim coupon currency that had suffered severe inflation in the early post-Soviet years.