Catalog
1 Werk - Menelik II Reverse Trial
| Issuer | Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia) |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The reverse trial die depicts the Lion of Judah passant to the right, wearing an imperial crown and holding a cross-topped staff in its right forepaw, rendered in high relief against a plain field. A flowing banner extends diagonally above the lion's back. The design is enclosed within a beaded border, with a Ge'ez legend arranged around the periphery reading in part 'የኢትዮጵያ ዘመነ መንግስት' and the denomination 'ፀወቅ' (Werk) inscribed in the lower exergual area. This side is designated the reverse trial, presenting the principal heraldic device of the Ethiopian imperial coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | ፩ ወርቅ 1 WERK |
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| Mint | Paris Mint |
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