Georgia is changing the colour and size of its 20, 50 and 100 GEL banknotes.

From next year the new bills will be introduced into circulation alongside the existing currency. The new money will depict the same iconic faces but will have a vastly different and more vibrant look with additional elements.

The 20 GEL note will be a brighter red colour, the 50 GEL note will be green and the 100 GEL bill will have a deeper purple colour.

Today National Bank of Georgia (NBG) president Giorgi Kadagidze presented the new banknotes' design at a special presentation. He said this was the first significant update of the banknotes in the past 20 years.

The renewed banknotes were better protected from fraudulent copying, and contained easily perceivable and modern signs that could even be recognised by people with visual impairments.

The new banknotes designer Bacha Malazonia has vast experience designing currency - he first designed Georgia's national currency 20 years ago.

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