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1⁄32 Birr - Menelik II
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1922-1933 |
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| Value | 1⁄32 Birr / Thaler (የብር፡፴፪ኛ) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Emperor Menelik II facing right, wearing an elaborate imperial crown with radiate rays emanating from behind the head, filling the field. The effigy is rendered in moderate relief with visible portraiture detail including ear and collar. A circular Ge'ez legend surrounds the bust, reading the imperial titulature and the Ethiopian year of 1889 (E.C.), engraved by Jean Lagrange. |
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| Reverse script | Ge'ez |
| Reverse lettering | ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ የብር ፡ ፴፪ኛ (Translation: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah One thirty-second of a Birr) |
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