Catalog
1/2 Birr - Haile Selassie I Pattern
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1931 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse lettering | ቀዳማዊ፡ኀይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ። (Translation: Hailé Selassié I, King of Kings of Ethiopia) |
| Reverse description | The Lion of Judah passant to the right, wearing an imperial crown and carrying a processional cross-topped staff or sceptre from which a banner unfurls, set against a plain field. Two six-pointed stars are positioned in the lower field flanking the lion. A Ge'ez legend encircles the design along the upper border, and the denomination inscription in Ge'ez script appears in the lower exergue. The entire design is enclosed within a milled border, and the high-relief rendering of the lion's mane and musculature is consistent with a pattern or proof-quality strike. |
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| Mintage | 1923 (1931) |
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