”Mechurchletukhutsesi (Head of the State Treasury) of Georgia” – this title was given to Ekvtime Takaishvili by Konstantine Gamsakhurdia.

Ekvtime Takaishvili, along with his wife - Nino Poltorotskaya, turned out to be the man who, during the most difficult period for Georgia, managed first to ship treasure and history of Georgia to Europe, then save it and finally return home safely.