10 Santeem - Haile Selassie I

€5,947.00
IssuerEthiopia
Year1945-1975
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value10 Santeem (አሥር፡ሳንቲም) (0.10)
CurrencyBirr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976)
CompositionBrass (95% Copper, Zinc 5%)
Weight6.0 g
Dimensions22.8 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation toSeptember 1976
Reference(s) KM#34, Schön#30
Obverse descriptionHaile Selassie Bust Year 1936 of the Ethiopian calendar in Ge`ez script
Obverse scriptGe`ez
Obverse lettering፲፱፻፴፮
(Translation: 10 9 100 30 6 (meaning (10+9)*100+30+6 = 1936) (Ethiopian calendar, 1944 in Gregorian calendar))
Reverse descriptionCrowned lion of Judah right, right foreleg raised holding ribboned cross.
Reverse scriptGe`ez
Reverse letteringአሥር:ሳንቲም
(Translation: Ten Santeem (āširi sanitīmi))
EdgeReeded
MintHeaton and Sons / The Mint
Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United
Kingdom (1968-date)
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
Mintage1936 (1945-1975)  - ፲፱፻፴፮ - 348 998 000
Catalog ID1104268650
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