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1 Birr / Ethiopian Dollar
| Issuer | State Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1956-1959 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar (፩ ብር) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note in green on multicolour guilloche underprint; a vignette of coffee trees occupies the left centre, while an intaglio portrait of Emperor Haile Selassie I in military dress uniform is positioned at right. Ge'ez script legends appear at top centre and along the lower margin, with the English denomination 'ONE ETHIOPIAN DOLLAR' printed centrally above the bearer clause 'PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND'. The Governor's manuscript signature with his title appears at lower centre, flanked by the serial number printed twice in black. |
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| Obverse lettering | የኢትዮጵያ ፡ መንግሥት ፡ በንክ ፡፡ አንድ ፡ የኢትዮጵያ ፡ ብር ፡ ONE ETHIOPIAN DOLLAR ላምጭው ፡ እንዲከፈል ፡ ሕግ ፡ ያስገድዳል ። PAYABLE TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND STATE BANK OF ETHIOPIA GOVERNOR (Translation: State Bank of Ethiopia One Ethiopian Birr ... Payable to the bearer on demand ... Governor) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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