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10 Thalers / Birr
| Issuer | Bank of Abyssinia |
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| Year | 1915-1929 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF ABYSSINIA የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ። DIX THALERS አስር፡ብር። PAYABLES A ADDIS-ABABA AU PORTEUR ADIS-ABABA ፀዳሊ፡ሃሃ። POUR BANK OF ABYSSINIA ቤል፡አስቀድዮ፡ ባንኩ። GOUVERNEUR አንሩ። አዲስ፡አበባ፡ሌ፡አስቀሙ፡ ወ፡ሚኒሌፉ። (Translation: Bank of Ethiopia Ten Birr Payable at Addis Ababa to the Bearer Governor) |
| Reverse description | Intricate geometric guilloche design in green and purple tones, centred on a rectangular panel bearing the bank name in Ge'ez script flanked by Ethiopic numeral '፲'. Elaborate rosette and arabesque underprint elements fill the field symmetrically, with '10' numerals in large format at the left and right margins. The overall composition is entirely typographic and ornamental, with no pictorial vignette. |
| Reverse lettering | ፲ የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ። ፲ (Translation: 10 Bank of Ethiopia 10) |
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