Gabrielt Gabiro

Gabrielt Gabiro

Gabiro (Gabrielt) Kebbir (Arsyan)
11th Gabiro Series (2013-2018)
Unit
Plural	Gabiri Kuhbbi
Symbol	ɢ‎
Denominations
Subunit
1/16	Zaka Zakka
1/320	Baziak Bzok
Plural
Zaka Zakka	Zaki Zuhkki
Baziak Bzok	Baziaki Bzege
Symbol
Zaka Zakka	z
Baziak Bzok	b
Banknotes
Freq. used	2, 5, 10, 20, 50 ɢ
Rarely used	100 ɢ
Coins
Freq. used	2, 5, 10 b 1, 2, 4 z 1 ɢ
Rarely used	1 b 2 ɢ
Demographics
Date of introduction	17 April 1926 - 1 January 2018
User(s)	None (Formerly Gabrielland)
Issuance
Central bank	Central Bank of Gabrielland and Arsya
Valuation
Inflation	1%

The Gabiro (Gabrielt: Gabiro, IPA: ['gabiro], Arsyan: Kebbir, IPA: ['kebːɪr]) was the currency of Gabrielland between 1926 and 2018. The Gabrio was replaced by the Quasa, the multinational currency of the Dokodo Union. The Gabiro was unique in which it was not a decimal currency, rather being divided into 16 Zaka and 320 Baziak.

It was introduced in 1926 as the new currency of the recently formed union of Gabrielland and Arsya, replacing the Gabrielt Taga and the Arsyan Lirtta. The name Gabiro was agreed upon in the first parliamentary meeting of the union on the 19th of April 1926 as a combination of the Gabrielt word gaba meaning "money" and the Arsyan word kvirro, also meaning money. The Gabiro replaced the Taga at a rate of 1:16, while the Arsyan Lirtta at a rate of 1:320, hence the undecimal form of the currency.

On the 1st of January 2018, the Gabiro was replaced by the Quasa at a rate of 0.28376 ɢ = 1 Q. Gabiro banknotes would still be able to be replaced until the 1st of January 2028 at par.

Banknotes

The Gabrielt Gabiro has seen several banknote series being released into general circulation. A total of 11 separate banknote families have been released between 1926 and 2018, with the latest series being released in 2013. Below is a list of banknote families released by the Central Bank of Gabrielland and Arsya and their withdrawal date.

Series	Release	Withdrawal
1	1 May 1926	1 January 1949
2	8 August - 17 September 1939	1 January 1964
3	11 May - 24 October 1954	1 January 1971
4	8 March 1961	1 January 1966
5	19 February 1965	1 January 1970
6	3 June 1968	1 January 1993
7	11 October 1983	1 January 2004
8	10 April 1994	1 January 2013
9	30 June 2003	1 January 2017
10	17 April 2007	1 January 2028
11	17 April 2013	1 January 2028

11th "Sontuvian" series (2013)

The 11th series of the Gabiro, more colloquiall known as the "Sontuvian" series after Finance Minister Gahttari Sontuvia, was first commissioned by the Central Bank of Gabrielland and Arsya around October of 2012, with a press report dated 15 October 2012 detailing the central bank's plan to further increase the safety and security of the Gabiro, as well as to keep the fresh look of the Gabiro. Overall, the general color scheme of the 11th series was kept the same, however with more stark and brighter colors to help differentiate between bills quicker. 4 of the 6 figures from the previous series were retained, with the 2 and 100 Gabiro being changed. The new banknotes featured more than 18 security features, which is a massive improvement from the previous series which had only basic features.

The 11th series has been criticized by many as being abnormally big, with the largest banknote, the 100 Gabiro, measuring more than 20 centimeters in length. Cost was also a major issue within the public space, after an annual report by the central bank declared that the banknotes were 3 times more expensive than the previous series. The central bank has claimed that these measures were necessary to combat the increasing amount of illegitimate bills circulating around Gabrielland.

The series maintains the denominations found in previous bill, and carries the imprint "2013-2017".

Gabiro notes, "Sontuvian series" (2013)

Image

Value in Quasa

Size

Main Colour

Description

Date of

Remarks

Obverse

Reverse

Obverse

Reverse

Watermark

Signatures

Serial

note series

issue

7.041 Q

144 × 72 mm

Pink

Kazgami Laranta

Gabrielt Tazamak

Gahttari Sontuvia (Finance Minister), Akagyan Nyarmi (Central Bank Director)

2 letters, 6 numbers

'2013'

17 April 2013

Imprint 2013–2017

17.62 Q

156 × 78 mm

Purple

Makian Tarim

35.24 Q

168 × 84 mm

Red

Kagan Tazban

70.41 Q

180 × 90 mm

Green

Galtami Garyunnyan

176.20 Q

192 × 96 mm

Orange

Addarti Pehssin

352.40 Q

204 × 102 mm

Blue

Valkki Tahzimar