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Puli 1/4 Bisti
| Issuer | Tiflis Mint |
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| Year | 1804-1806 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#70 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the denomination expressed in Georgian Mkhedruli script, representing the value in Persian dinars. The central inscription 'ე' denotes 5 dinars, accompanied by the legend 'ქართული თეთრი' identifying the coin as a Georgian monetary unit. The lettering is arranged in a simple, legible field composition typical of the small fractional copper coinage struck at Tiflis during the early Russian Imperial administration of Georgia. |
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| Reverse lettering | ე ქართული თეთრი (Translation: ე = 5 Georgian Coin) |
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The Tiflis Mint resumed operation under Russian imperial administration following the annexation of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti in 1801, and these small copper puli issues represent the transitional monetary output of a mint still physically Georgian but politically reorganized under St. Petersburg's authority. Russia kept local denominations — puli, bisti — in circulation rather than immediately imposing the ruble system, a practical concession to a region where Russian coinage remained unfamiliar.
Production ceased by 1806, when monetary policy shifted decisively toward integrating the Caucasus into the imperial ruble zone.