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1 Werk - Menelik II
Issuer | Ethiopia |
Year | 1897 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1 Werk (፩ ወርቅ) (8) |
Currency | Birr / Thaler (1893-1931) |
Composition | Gold (.900) |
Weight | 7 g |
Dimensions | 21 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Engraver(s) | Jean Lagrange |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | KM#18, Schön#14 |
Obverse description | Menelik II |
Obverse script | Ge`ez |
Obverse lettering | ደግማዊ ፡ ምኒልክ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ።
፲፰፻፹፱ (Translation: His Imperial Majesty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia 1889) |
Reverse description | Crowned lion facing left with foreleg holding ribboned cross |
Reverse script | Ge`ez |
Reverse lettering | ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ።
የወረቅ (Translation: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah Werk) |
Edge | Reeded |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1889 (1897) - -
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Catalog ID | 2972328960 |
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