Tetri ( ka, თეთრი) is a fractional

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used in the country of

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. It was put into circulation in 1995. The name ''tetri'' ("white") was adopted from the term describing

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en,

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s known in ancient and medieval Georgia. The plural of the term "tetri" is "tetrebi." However, the

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uses the singular form when the quantity is specified, so in practice the plural of "tetri" is just "tetri." In some instances tetri is informally referred to as "kapiki", derived from the Russian fractional currency kopek from the Soviet era. 100 tetri = 1 lari.

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