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1 Birr / Ethiopian Dollar
| Issuer | State Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1945-1956 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (፩ ብር) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Emperor Haile Selassie I in intaglio vignette at left, facing three-quarters right, set within an oval frame against a guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents a rural agricultural scene of a farmer guiding two oxen pulling a plough across an open field, with mountains in the background. The issuing authority name appears in Amharic script across the top, with the denomination and bank name in both Amharic and English at the lower centre, the printer's imprint reading 'Security Banknote Company' at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | የኢትዮጵያ፡መንግስት፡ባንክ፡ አንድ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል። State Bank of Ethiopia One Ethiopian Dollar Security Banknote Company (Translation: State Bank of Ethiopia One Ethiopian Birr Payable to the Bearer on Demand) |
| Reverse description | The central motif of the reverse is the crowned Lion of Judah, the traditional symbol of Ethiopian imperial authority, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche background, with the denomination expressed in Amharic numerals and text. |
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