The maneti ( ka, მანეთი) was the currency of the
Democratic Republic of Georgia
The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; ka, საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა ') was the first modern establishment of a republic of Georgia, which existed from May 1918 to ...
and the
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (Georgian SSR; ka, საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა, tr; russian: Грузинская Советская Соц ...
between 1919 and 1923. It replaced the first
Transcaucasian rouble
The ruble (russian: рубль, hy, ռուբլի), manat () or maneti () was the currency of both Transcaucasian states, the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic and the Transcaucasian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic.
First Transcau ...
at par and was subdivided into 100
kopecks ( ''k’ap’eik’i''). It was replaced by the second Transcaucasian rouble after Georgia became part of the
.
Only paper money was issued, with the Democratic Republic producing denominations of between 50 kopecks and 5,000 maneti. Except for the 50 kopecks, the reverses of the notes bore the denomination in
French () and
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
. In 1922 the GSSR issued denominations between 5,000 and 5 million maneti.
Maneti, derived from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
''moneta'' ("coin"), was used as the
Georgian
Georgian may refer to:
Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
name for the
Soviet rouble
The ruble or rouble (russian: рубль) was the currency of the Soviet Union, introduced in 1922, replacing the Imperial Russian ruble. One ruble was divided into 100 kopecks ( – ''kopeyka'', ''kopeyki''). Soviet banknotes and coins were pr ...
. The modern Georgian currency is the
lari.
See also
* ''For an earlier Georgian currency, see
Georgian abazi
Abazi ( ka, აბაზი) was a Georgian silver coin, deriving its name and existence from the Iranian '' abbasi'', which was in use from the early 17th century into the early 19th.
The name abazi derives from the Iranian ''abbasi'', a sil ...
.''
* ''For the current Georgian currency, see
Georgian lari.''
Modern obsolete currencies
Economic history of Georgia (country)
1919 establishments in Georgia (country)
1923 disestablishments
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