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[[File:Azerbaijani qapiks.jpg|thumb|225px|Azerbaijani qapik coins. Top row - [[obverse]], bottom row - [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]].]] |
[[File:Azerbaijani qapiks.jpg|thumb|225px|Azerbaijani qapik coins. Top row - [[Obverse and reverse|obverse]], bottom row - [[Obverse and reverse|reverse]].]] |
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'''Qapik''' (or '''gapik''', from {{lang-az|qəpik}}) is a monetary unit of [[Azerbaijan]], equal to 1/100 of [[Azerbaijani manat]]. The 2006 [[Denomination (currency)|currency denomination]] of Azerbaijani manat introduced 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 50 qapik into circulation. |
'''Qapik''' (or '''gapik''', from {{lang-az|qəpik}}) is a [[monetary unit]] of [[Azerbaijan]], equal to 1/100 of the [[Azerbaijani manat]]. The 2006 [[Denomination (currency)|currency denomination]] of the Azerbaijani manat introduced 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 50 qapik into [[Circulation (currency)|circulation]]. |
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The 1, 3 and 5 qapik are made of [[copper]]-covered [[steel]]. The 10 and 20 qapik are of [[brass]]-covered steel, the 50 qapik are bicolor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbar.az/pages/national-currency/coins/new-generation-coins/|title=Dövriyyədə olan sikkələr|publisher =Azərbaycan Respublikasının Mərkəzi Bankı|language=Azerbaijani|accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref> |
The 1, 3 and 5 qapik are made of [[copper]]-covered [[steel]]. The 10 and 20 qapik are of [[brass]]-covered steel, the 50 qapik are bicolor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbar.az/pages/national-currency/coins/new-generation-coins/|title=Dövriyyədə olan sikkələr|publisher =Azərbaycan Respublikasının Mərkəzi Bankı|language=Azerbaijani|accessdate=2011-01-31}}</ref> |
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The word ''qapik'' comes from the Russian word "[[kopek]]" which means [[spear]], and which was a currency since the time of [[Ivan the Terrible]] in the 16th century and is now the monetary unit of the [[Russian ruble]], [[Ukrainian hryvnia]] and [[Belarusian ruble]]. |
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Revision as of 15:41, 14 September 2016
Qapik (or gapik, from Template:Lang-az) is a monetary unit of Azerbaijan, equal to 1/100 of the Azerbaijani manat. The 2006 currency denomination of the Azerbaijani manat introduced 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 and 50 qapik into circulation.
The 1, 3 and 5 qapik are made of copper-covered steel. The 10 and 20 qapik are of brass-covered steel, the 50 qapik are bicolor.[1]
The word qapik comes from the Russian word "kopek" which means spear, and which was a currency since the time of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century and is now the monetary unit of the Russian ruble, Ukrainian hryvnia and Belarusian ruble.
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- ^ "Dövriyyədə olan sikkələr" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Respublikasının Mərkəzi Bankı. Retrieved 2011-01-31.