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1/8 Birr - Menelik II
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1895-1896 |
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| Diameter | 19.85 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Emperor Menelik II wearing a traditional Ethiopian royal crown, with a decorative star ornament above. The effigy displays fine detail in the beard, facial features, and embroidered robes. A circular Ge'ez legend surrounds the portrait, with the Ethiopian calendar date inscribed in Ge'ez numerals at the base of the design within the lower field. |
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| Reverse script | Ge'ez, Latin |
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| Mintage | 1887 (1895) A - - 25,000 1887 (1895) A - Proof - 1888 (1896) A - - 200 |
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