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10 Thalers / Birr

Issuer Bank of Ethiopia
Year 1932-1935
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Currency Birr / Thaler (decimalized, 1931-1936)
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Obverse description Central vignette of a leopard in a naturalistic setting, flanked at left by an intaglio vignette of the Lion of Judah standing on a plinth and at right by a vignette of the Bank of Ethiopia building in Addis Ababa. The upper portion carries the bank title in English and Amharic script within a decorative guilloche banner, with denomination panels in ornate cartouches at each corner. Date and place of issue appear at right, with two manuscript signatures below, the right one annotated 'GOUVERNEUR / አዛዥ'.
Obverse lettering BANK OF ETHIOPIA
የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ።
DIX THALERS
አስር፡ብር።
PAYABLES SUR DEMANDE AU PORTEUR CONFORMEMENT A LA LOI.
እንደሕጉ፡
እምልዉ፡በጠያቂ፡ሂዜ፡የሚሸረፈልዉ።
ADDIS ABABA በአዲስ፡አበባ።
POUR BANK OF ETHIOPIA
በልኤ፡አኢትዮጵያ፡ባንያ።
Bradbury Wilkinson & Cᵒ Lᵗᵈ Graveurs Londres
(Translation: Bank of Ethiopia Ten Thalers/Birr, payable on demand to the bearer in accordance with the law, Addis Ababa, for Bank of Ethiopia)
Reverse description Elaborate geometric and foliate intaglio design in green and purple tones, built around a large central guilloche medallion with radiating engine-turned patterns. A rectangular panel at centre bears the bank name in Amharic Ge'ez script, flanked on each side by numerals '10' within ornate cartouches. Palm-frond vignettes radiate from the lateral margins, and the printer's imprint appears at the foot.
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