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David Mikeladze

5 Lari – Georgia

Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: Georgia - guest of honour on Frankfurt Book Fair`2018
Georgia
Context
Year: 2018
Issuer: Georgia Issuer flag
Period:
(since 1991)
Currency:
(since 1995)
Total mintage: 1,500
Material
Diameter: 33 mm
Weight: 15.5 g
Silver weight: 14.34 g
Shape: Round
Composition: 92.5% Silver
Magnetic: No
Techniques: Milled, Coloured
Alignment: Medal alignment
Obverse
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Reverse
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References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard112
Numista: #148817
Value
Exchange value: 5 GEL
Bullion value: $40.76

Obverse

Description:
Fragment of the "Gelati Four Gospels" (12th c.) depicting Luke seated with a book. Adjacent is a fragment from the "Mokvi Four Gospels" (1300 AD) showing Matthew 24:3-8 in Georgian Nuskhuri script with a decorative capital "D". Inscriptions note the dates of the first printed Georgian book and the first book printed in Georgia.
Inscription:
საქართველო 2018 GEORGIA

ⴃⴀ ⴅ-ⴚⴀ

ⴈⴂⴈ ⴋⴇⴀ...

...ⴄⴇⴈⴑⴞⴈ...

...ⴃⴄ...

Romae MDCXXIX

ႲႴႨႪႨႱႨ ႹႶႧ
Translation:
Georgia 2018 GEORGIA

DA B-A

EVE LKA...

...MZEVAD...

...DM...

Romae MDCXXIX

TBILISI SQT
Languages: Latin, Georgian
Engraver: Irakli Paghava

Reverse

Description:
The central design combines the Lari symbol and Georgia’s 2018 Frankfurt Book Fair logo (a stylized “ა”), encircled by text in German and English.
Inscription:
5 ლარი

Georgia Made by Characters. Guest of Honour. Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018
Translation:
5 Lari

Georgia Made by Characters. Guest of Honour. Frankfurter Buchmesse 2018
Language: Georgian
Engraver: Irakli Paghava

Edge

Plain

Categories

Art> Literature

Mints

NameMark
Lithuanian Mint

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
20181,500Proof
💎 Extremely Rare