Catalog
1 Birr - Menelik II Obverse Trial
| Issuer | Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris) |
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| Year | 1896 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Ge'ez (Ethiopic) |
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| Reverse description | Plain, largely uniface reverse trial die presenting the incuse mirror-image legend 'THALARI' impressed centrally across the field, indicating this piece served as a one-sided obverse trial strike. The flat, unfinished reverse field shows characteristic marks and toning consistent with a working die test, with no decorative border or additional design elements. The numeral '1' appears incuse above the main legend, denoting the denomination. The overall surface confirms this as a technical proof of the obverse die rather than a completed pattern coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | THALARI (Translation: Thaler) |
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