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2 Lari
| Issuer | National Bank of Georgia |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Size | 115 × 61 mm |
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| Reverse description | Intaglio vignette of the Tbilisi Zakaria Paliashvili State Opera and Ballet Theatre rendered in fine engraved line work, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint in orange, green, and pink tones; a horse-drawn carriage occupies the foreground street scene. The large numeral '2' appears at upper right, with Georgian script inscription and the founding year '1887' below the architectural vignette, and 'GEORGIA. TWO LARI' in Latin script at lower left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Georgia's initial post-Soviet banknote series, introduced after the catastrophic hyperinflation of the early 1990s that had rendered the transitional coupon currency worthless, was designed by the Georgian artist Giorgi Japaridze. The 1995–1999 lari series restored public confidence in a physical currency after years of monetary collapse — a rare case where a new denomination actually circulated widely and was trusted almost immediately upon introduction.
The 1999 date places this note in the second year of the series' full production run. Watermark-only security at this denomination reflected the National Bank's tiered approach, with more sophisticated features reserved for higher values.