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1 Birr - Menelik II Obverse Trial
| Issuer | Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia) |
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| Year | 1898 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Emperor Menelik II, wearing an ornate imperial crown adorned with intricate filigree and beaded necklaces visible at the truncation. A circular Ge'ez legend surrounds the effigy within a beaded border, with the Ethiopian regnal date rendered in Ethiopic numerals in the lower exergue. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine detail to the beard and facial features, in a style characteristic of late 19th-century European die engraving. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely blank, presenting a smooth, unadorned field consistent with its status as an obverse trial strike; only the raised rim is present, with no design, legend, or device of any kind. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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