1 Birr - Menelik II Lion`s right foreleg raised

€17,175.00
IssuerEthiopia
Year1900-1903
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Birr / Thaler (አንድ፡ብር)
CurrencyBirr / Thaler (1893-1931)
CompositionSilver (.835)
Weight28.0750 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jules-Clément Chaplain
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#19, Schön#15
Obverse descriptionCrowned bust of Menelik II right. Date below
Obverse scriptGe`ez
Obverse letteringደግማዊ ፡ ምኒልክ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ። ፲፰፻፺፭
(Translation: His Imperial Majesty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia 10 8 100 90 5 (1895))
Reverse descriptionThe Lion of Juda
Reverse scriptGe`ez
Reverse letteringሞዓ:አንበሳ·ዘእምነገደ:ይሁዳ:: ነሐሴ:ብር
(Translation: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah One Birr)
EdgeSmooth with embossed inscriptions
MintMonnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage1892 (1900)  - - 401 000
1892 (1900)  - Matte Proof -
1892 (1900)  - Proof -
1895 (1903)  - - 459 000
1895 (1903)  - Proof -
Catalog ID4881512750
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