Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/4 Birr - Haile Selassie I Pattern
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1931 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Ge'ez |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The conquering Lion of Judah, the imperial symbol of Ethiopia, depicted in full stride to the right, wearing a crown and carrying a cross-topped staff bearing a flowing banner. Two six-pointed stars flank the lion in the field. A circular Ge'ez legend reading the traditional dynastic motto surrounds the design, with a denomination inscription in Ge'ez script along the lower exergue. The entire design is enclosed within a dentilated border, struck to proof standard with deeply mirrored fields. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Ethiopia's 1931 coinage series was issued to mark the formal coronation of Haile Selassie I in November 1930, replacing the older Menelik II-era types that had circulated for decades. These pieces were struck at the Paris Mint. The pattern designation reflects that not all proposed denominations or die combinations entered full production — KM# P13 documents a variant that was evaluated but did not advance to a confirmed circulation issue.