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Coin dedicated to opening of BTC enjoys great demand in Georgia

Politics Materials 3 August 2006 13:43 (UTC +04:00)

A coin issued by the National Bank of Georgia in connection with the opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) main export oil pipeline, is of great demand in public.

Trend special correspondent in Tbilisi has been told at the National Bank of Georgia that it mainly concerns the 46-lari coin ($28), which is sold not only in Georgia, but also in Azerbaijan and Turkey.

The coins are of special demand among employees of companies which are involved in the BTC project.

Coin with a description of geographic map of the region was designed by artist Mamuke Giorgidze. The state borders of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey is outlined with bold line.

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