The currency of Georgia is the Georgian Lari, with one Lari equalling 100 Tetri. Notes come in denominations of GEL500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1, with coins coming in denominations of 50, 20, 10 and 5 Tetri. Smaller denominations of notes should be carried, as there is no guarantee there will be enough money to cover change in smaller establishments.

Special exchange shops are available to change US Dollars, Pounds Sterling and Russian Roubles, but other currencies must be exchanged in banks. Traveller’s cheques are accepted, though to avoid additional conversion charges these should be in either US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.

ATMs are rare in Georgia, and the majority of major international credit and debit cards are only accepted in larger hotels. See:

Visa:               http://www.visa.com/atms/
MasterCard:  http://www.mastercard.com/cardholderservices/atm/

The import and export of domestic currency is unlimited, as is the import of foreign currency. The export of foreign currency is limited to $500 or equivalent.

Currency Converter: http://www.xe.com/ucc/