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Lari | |
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ლარი | |
ISO 4217 code | PIA |
Central bank | Bank of Varkana |
User(s) | Template:Country data Varkana |
Subunit | |
1/100 | Tetri |
Symbol | ლ |
Nickname | balle(s), thune(s), piasse(s) |
Plural | lari |
Coins | 5, 10 & 25 tetri, 1 & 2 lari |
Banknotes | 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 & 500 lari |
Printer | Bank of Varkana |
The lari (Kartvelian: ლარი; sign: ლ; code: VAL) is the currency and legal tender of Varkana. The name lari is an old Kartvelian word denoting a hoard, property, while tetri is an old Kartvelian monetary term (meaning 'white') used in the 6th century BC.
History
Before the Varkan revolution
Modern history
Exchange rate
The exchange rate of the lari against other currencies in Adonia is dependent on the monetary policy pursued by Varkana. The lari is based on the energy standard, which is a monetary system where the standard economic unit of account is based on a fixed quantity of energy, whereas the lari is equivalent as of September 2014 to 120 million joules.
Coins
Lari coins | |||||||||||
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Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | ||||||||
Obverse | Reverse | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse | |||
5თ | 18.03 mm | 1.22 mm | 1.75 g | 92% steel 5.5% copper 2.5% nickel plating |
Plain, formerly 12-sided | Seal of Varkana | Wolf | ||||
10თ | 21.2 mm | 1.76 mm | 3.95 g | 94.5% steel 3.5% copper 2% nickel plating |
Milled. | wikipedia:person | |||||
25თ | 23.88 mm | 1.58 mm | 4.4 g | 94% steel 3.8% copper 2.2% nickel plating |
wikipedia:person | ||||||
66px | 66px | 1ლ | 26.5 mm 11 curved sides |
1.75 mm | 7 g | 91.5% nickel 8.5% bronze plating (88% copper, 12% tin) |
Plain, formely 11-sided | Seal of Varkana | wikipedia:person | ||
align="center" Template:Coin-silver-color | | align="center" Template:Coin-silver-color | | Template:Coin-silver-color | 2ლ | Template:Coin-silver-color | 28 mm | 1.8 mm | 7.3 g | Ring: 99% nickel Centre: 92% copper 6% aluminium 2% nickel |
Intermittent milled/smooth/edge lettered | wikipedia:person | |||
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table. |
Banknotes
Banknotes of the piastre (2010-present issue) | ||||||
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Image | Value | Obverse | Reverse | Watermark | Remark | Date of issue |
[1] | 5 piastres | wikipedia:person | Borjgali | person | October 20, 2010 | |
[2] | 10 lari | wikipedia:person | thing | person | October 20, 2010 | |
[3] | 20 lari | wikipedia:person | thing | person | October 20, 2010 | |
[4] | 50 lari | wikipedia:person | thing | person | December 15, 2010 | |
[5] | 100 lari | wikipedia:person; skyline of Klow | Presidential palace | person | The skyline represents the capital in 1910, whereas many modern buildings are missing | October 29, 2010 |
[6] | 500 lari | Dedamitism symbol | Parliament building | Seal of Varkana | March 22, 2010 |