{{Short description|Monetary unit in Georgia}} {{Distinguish|Tetris}} {{refimprove|date=December 2025}} '''Tetri''' ({{lang-ka|თეთრი}}) is a fractional currency used in the country of Georgia. It was put into circulation in 1995.
The name ''tetri'' ("white") was adopted from the term describing golden, silver or copper coins known in ancient and medieval Georgia.
The plural of the term "tetri" is "tetrebi." However, the Georgian language 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 <ref>{{Cite news |title=Soviet Union {{!}} History, Leaders, Flag, Map, & Anthem {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Soviet-Union |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251031174114/https://www.britannica.com/place/Soviet-Union |archive-date=2025-10-31 |access-date=2025-12-24 |work=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en}}</ref> era.
100 tetri = 1 lari.
==Image gallery== Modern coins minted in Georgia (should be displayed approximately at the effective coin size, if the images are rendered at 3.78 pixels per millimeter, or 96 pixels per inch). {|border="0" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" style="border:0px none transparent;background:transparent;font-size:87%;line-height:1.4" |- |style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;background:#F7F8FF;padding:4px"| {|border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="background:transparent" |- |align="center" style="background:#000000"| 57px|1 tetri (obverse) 57px|1 tetri (reverse) |1 tetri (minted in 1993)<br />diameter: 15.0 mm (thickness: 1.25 mm)<br />stainless steel (1.38 g) |- |align="center" style="background:#000000"| 66px|2 tetri (obverse) 66px|2 tetri (reverse) |2 tetri (minted in 1993)<br />diameter: 17.5 mm (thickness: 1.25 mm)<br />stainless steel (1.90 g) |- |align="center" style="background:#000000"| 76px|5 tetri (obverse) 76px|5 tetri (reverse) |5 tetri (minted in 1993)<br />diameter: 20.0 mm (thickness: 1.32 mm)<br />stainless steel (2.50 g) |- |align="center" style="background:#000000"| 83px|10 tetri (obverse) 83px|10 tetri (reverse) |10 tetri (minted in 1993)<br />diameter: 22.0 mm (thickness: 1.27 mm)<br />stainless steel (3.00 g) |} |style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;background:#F7F8FF;padding:4px"| {|border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="background:transparent" |- |align="center" style="background:#000000"| 94px|20 tetri (obverse) 94px|20 tetri (reverse) |20 tetri (minted in 1993)<br />diameter: 25.0 mm (thickness: 1.62 mm)<br />stainless steel (5.00 g) |- |align="center" style="background:#000000"| 72px|50 tetri – 1993 (obverse) 72px|50 tetri – 1993 (reverse) |50 tetri (minted in 1993)<br />diameter: 19.0 mm (thickness: 1.40 mm)<br />copper (2.50 g) |- |align="center" style="background:#000000"| 91px|50 tetri – 2006 (obverse) 91px|50 tetri – 2006 (reverse) |50 tetri (minted in 2006)<br />diameter: 24.0 mm (thickness: unknown)<br />copper-nickel alloy (6.50 g) |} |}
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Category:Currencies of Georgia (country) Category:Coins Category:Georgian words and phrases
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