Georgian kuponi
{{short description|Former currency of Georgia, used 1993-1995}}
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{{Infobox currency
| local_name = ქართული კუპონი
| local_name_lang = ka
| iso_code = GEK
| image_1 = 1 000 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg
| image_title_1 = 1 million kuponi (1 lari; 1994)
| using_countries = {{flag|Georgia}} (except {{flag|Abkhazia}} and {{flag|South Ossetia}})
| no_plural = Y
| used_banknotes = 1, 3, 5, 10, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 25,000, 30,000, 50,000, 100,000, 150,000, 250,000, 500,000, 1,000,000 kuponi
| issuing_authority = National Bank of Georgia
| issuing_authority_website = {{URL|http://www.nbg.gov.ge/}}
| obsolete = 2 October 1995
| inflation_rate = Unknown; at least 50%
| date_of_introduction = 5 April 1993
| replaced_currency = Russian rouble (1 RUR = 1 GEK)
| date_of_withdrawal = 2 October 1995
| replaced_by_currency = Georgian lari (1 GEL = 1,000,000 GEK)
}}
The kuponi ({{lang-ka|კუპონი}} k’up’oni, "coupon"; ISO 4217: GEK) was the currency of Georgia. It was introduced on 5 April 1993, replacing the Russian ruble at par. This currency was temporary, with no coins nor subdivisions. It also suffered from hyperinflation.
Banknotes
Kuponi banknotes were issued in five series: four in 1993 and one in 1994. Each denomination was introduced in no more than two series.
= First 1993 series =
File:5 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|5 kuponi
File:10 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|10 kuponi
File:50 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|50 kuponi
File:100 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|100 kuponi
File:500 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|500 kuponi
File:1000 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|1,000 kuponi
File:5000 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|5,000 kuponi
File:10 000 купонов лари. 1. 1993.jpg|10,000 kuponi
= Second 1993 series =
File:1 купон лари. 2. 1993.jpg|1 kuponi
File:3 купона лари. 2. 1993.jpg|3 kuponi
File:5 купонов лари. 2. 1993.jpg|5 kuponi
File:10 купонов лари. 2. 1993.jpg|10 kuponi
File:50 купонов лари. 2. 1993.jpg|50 kuponi
File:100 купонов лари. 2. 1993.jpg|100 kuponi
= Third 1993 series =
File:10 000 купонов лари. 3. 1993.jpg|10,000 kuponi
File:25 000 купонов лари. 3. 1993.jpg|25,000 kuponi
File:50 000 купонов лари. 3. 1993.jpg|50,000 kuponi
File:100 000 купонов лари. 3. 1993.jpg|100,000 kuponi
= Fourth 1993 series =
File:250 купонов лари. 4. 1993.jpg|250 kuponi
File:2000 купонов лари. 4. 1993.jpg|2,000 kuponi
File:3000 купонов лари. 4. 1993.jpg|3,000 kuponi
File:20 000 купонов лари. 4. 1993.jpg|20,000 kuponi
= 1994 series =
File:20 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|20,000 kuponi
File:30 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|30,000 kuponi
File:50 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|50,000 kuponi
File:100 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|100,000 kuponi
File:150 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|150,000 kuponi
File:250 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|250,000 kuponi
File:500 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|500,000 kuponi
File:1 000 000 купонов лари. 5. 1994.jpg|1,000,000 kuponi
Abandonment
On 2 October 1995,{{cite web |publisher=National Bank of Georgia |url=http://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=193 |title=Lari banknotes |access-date=2006-12-30}} the government of Eduard Shevardnadze replaced the provisional coupon currency with the lari, at a rate of one million to one. It has remained fairly stable since then.
References
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{{n-before|currency=Russian rouble|reason=introduction of temporary currency|ratio=1 kuponi = 1 rouble}}
{{n-currency|location=Georgia|start=5 April 1993|end=2 October 1995}}
{{n-after|currency=Georgian lari|reason=hyperinflation|ratio=1 lari = 1,000,000 kuponi}}
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