Georgian lari
E151993
The Georgian lari is the official national currency of Georgia, introduced in 1995 to replace the kuponi and stabilize the country’s post-Soviet economy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georgian lari canonical | 42 |
| ლარი | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1326519 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Georgian lari Context triple: [Georgia, currency, Georgian lari]
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A.
Armenian dram
The Armenian dram is the official national currency of Armenia, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Armenia.
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B.
Azerbaijani manat
The Azerbaijani manat is the official fiat currency of Azerbaijan, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan.
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C.
Moldovan leu
The Moldovan leu is the official monetary unit of Moldova, used for everyday transactions and financial operations within the country.
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D.
Ethiopian birr
The Ethiopian birr is the official fiat currency of Ethiopia, issued by the National Bank of Ethiopia and used for all major economic transactions in the country.
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E.
Romanian leu
The Romanian leu is the official national currency of Romania, subdivided into 100 bani and issued by the National Bank of Romania.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Georgian lari Target entity description: The Georgian lari is the official national currency of Georgia, introduced in 1995 to replace the kuponi and stabilize the country’s post-Soviet economy.
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A.
Armenian dram
The Armenian dram is the official national currency of Armenia, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Armenia.
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B.
Azerbaijani manat
The Azerbaijani manat is the official fiat currency of Azerbaijan, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan.
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C.
Moldovan leu
The Moldovan leu is the official monetary unit of Moldova, used for everyday transactions and financial operations within the country.
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D.
Ethiopian birr
The Ethiopian birr is the official fiat currency of Ethiopia, issued by the National Bank of Ethiopia and used for all major economic transactions in the country.
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E.
Romanian leu
The Romanian leu is the official national currency of Romania, subdivided into 100 bani and issued by the National Bank of Romania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| belongsTo | economy of Georgia ⓘ |
| centralBank | National Bank of Georgia ⓘ |
| circulationStart | October 1995 ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| currencyType | decimal currency ⓘ |
| denominationMainUnit | 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 lari ⓘ |
| denominationSubunit | 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 tetri ⓘ |
| exchangeRateRegime | managed floating exchange rate ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Georgian law on the National Bank of Georgia ⓘ |
| hasBanknotes | lari banknotes ⓘ |
| hasCoins | lari coins ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeatures |
holographic elements on higher denominations
ⓘ
microprinting on banknotes ⓘ security threads on banknotes ⓘ watermarks on banknotes ⓘ |
| hasSubunitNameOrigin | Georgian word "tetri" meaning "white" or "bright" ⓘ |
| introduced | 1995 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | GEL ⓘ |
| isPegged | no formal peg ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | National Bank of Georgia ⓘ |
| latinAbbreviation | GEL ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Georgia ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyAuthority | National Bank of Georgia ⓘ |
| monetarySymbolAdopted | 2014 ⓘ |
| monetarySymbolShape | stylized Georgian letter "ლ" with two horizontal strokes ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | Georgian monetary system ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOfAccount | Georgia ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Georgian word "lari" meaning "hoard" or "property" ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Georgia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet ruble in Georgia ⓘ |
| reasonForIntroduction | post-Soviet economic stabilization ⓘ |
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| regulatesInflationTarget | National Bank of Georgia ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Georgian kuponi
ⓘ
kuponi ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subunit | tetri ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 lari = 100 tetri ⓘ |
| symbol | ₾ ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic payments in Georgia
ⓘ
pricing of goods and services in Georgia ⓘ tax payments in Georgia ⓘ |
| usedIn | Republic of Georgia ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1995 ⓘ |
| usesLanguageOnBanknotes | Georgian ⓘ |
| usesScriptOnBanknotes | Georgian script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Georgian lari Description of subject: The Georgian lari is the official national currency of Georgia, introduced in 1995 to replace the kuponi and stabilize the country’s post-Soviet economy.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.