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1/8 Birr - Haile Selassie I Pattern
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1931 |
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| Currency | Birr / Thaler (1893-1931) |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Emperor Haile Selassie I in profile, wearing an ornate imperial crown adorned with a cross at the apex and traditional Ethiopian regalia, including an elaborately embroidered ceremonial robe with a pectoral cross visible at the chest. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail. A circular Ge'ez legend surrounds the portrait near the toothed border, with an Ethiopian calendar date inscribed in the lower field below the bust. |
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| Obverse script | Ge`ez |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Lion of Judah passant, facing left, rendered in high relief and holding an upright staff surmounted by a cross with a flowing banner in its right forepaw. The lion wears the imperial crown and stands on a ground line flanked by two six-pointed stars in the field. A circular Ge'ez legend surrounds the central device near the toothed border, and the denomination appears in Ge'ez script in the lower exergue. |
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