National Bank Begins Sale of Commemorative Coins for the 30th Anniversary of the Lari
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Lari, the National Bank of Georgia is launching the sale of commemorative coins in gold, silver, and copper-nickel with a nominal value of 5 Lari.
The sale of silver, gold, and copper-nickel coins will take place under the following conditions:
Silver coins will be available for purchase starting June 4, 2025, Gold coins will be available for purchase starting June 5, 2025, Copper-nickel coins will be available for purchase starting June 6, 2025.
The coins will be sold at the Cash Center and the Kvareli Money Museum's salesrooms starting at 10:00 AM on their respective dates. They will also be available for purchase through the electronic platform www.tkt.ge for one day only, from 10:00 AM until the end of the same day.
- To purchase coins at the salesrooms, customers must present an identity document.
- For any questions related to purchasing coins through tkt.ge, contact information is as follows: Email: support@tkt.ge, Phone: 032 2 19 55 77.
- Cash Center Address: 2 Iason Lortkipanidze St. (72 Kakheti Highway), Tbilisi, open Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (break from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM).
- Kvareli Money Museum Address: 10 Shota Rustaveli St., Kvareli, open from Thursday to Monday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (break from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM). On the first day of sales, June 4, the museum will operate under standard hours.
Starting June 9, 2025, if stocks remain, the coins will also be available for purchase through the Money Museum's online shop at https://moneymuseum.nbg.gov.ge, in addition to the Cash Center and Kvareli Money Museum salesrooms.
When purchasing coins on the www.tkt.ge platform, the following additional costs will apply to the retail price:
- Delivery fee: 7 GEL for Tbilisi, 20 GEL for regions. Insurance fee: 0.4% of the coin's retail price. Website service commission: 8 GEL for silver coins, 85 GEL for gold coins, and 1.80 GEL for copper-nickel coins.
To allow as many interested individuals as possible to purchase the coins, a purchase limit will be set for the first five days of sales:
- A maximum of 1 gold coin per customer.
- A maximum of 2 silver coins per customer.
- A maximum of 5 copper-nickel coins per customer.
If a customer purchases more than the allowed quantity on the tkt.ge website, all orders exceeding the limit will be canceled, and the customer will be refunded only the direct cost of the coin, delivery, and insurance. The website service commission is non-refundable.
The coin designs were selected through an open competition and were designed by Mariam and Shorena Chachanidze. The coins were minted at the Polish Mint with the following quantities: 1,500 gold coins, 5,000 silver coins, and 20,000 copper-nickel coins.
The retail prices are as follows:
- Gold coin: 2,500 GEL
- Silver coin: 130 GEL
- Copper-nickel coin: 30 GEL
Following the restoration of Georgia's state independence in the early 1990s, work began on creating the first full-fledged national currency alongside monetary and credit reforms, culminating in the introduction of the Lari in 1995. The word "Lari" is an old Georgian term meaning treasure or property, and "Tetri," which is one-hundredth of a Lari, is also an ancient Georgian monetary term.
On September 25, 1995, banknotes and coins of the national currency "Lari" were put into circulation, and on October 2 of the same year, the Lari was declared the sole legal tender throughout the country.
The introduction of the Lari was a significant step in the history of our country, marking the formation of a state governed by the principles of a market economy, politically and economically independent.
