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1 Birr - Menelik II Lion's right foreleg raised
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1900-1903 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1 Birr / Thaler (አንድ፡ብር) |
| Currency | Birr / Thaler (1893-1931) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 28.0750 g |
| Dimensions | 40 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Jules-Clément Chaplain |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#19, Schön#15 |
| Obverse description | Crowned bust of Menelik II right. Date below |
| Obverse script | Ge`ez |
| Obverse lettering | ደግማዊ ፡ ምኒልክ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ።
፲፰፻፺፭ (Translation: His Imperial Majesty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia 10 8 100 90 5 (1895)) |
| Reverse description | The Lion of Juda |
| Reverse script | Ge`ez |
| Reverse lettering | ሞዓ:አንበሳ·ዘእምነገደ:ይሁዳ::
ነሐሴ:ብር (Translation: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah One Birr) |
| Edge | Smooth with embossed inscriptions |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1892 (1900) - - 401 000 1892 (1900) - Matte Proof - 1892 (1900) - Proof - 1895 (1903) - - 459 000 1895 (1903) - Proof -
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| Catalog ID | 4881512750 |
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