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100 Birr
| Issuer | National Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 100 Birr |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in shades of green on a light guilloche underprint, with the central vignette showing a farmer ploughing a field with two oxen against a mountainous landscape. The upper portion carries the bank title in Amharic script and in English 'National Bank of Ethiopia', flanked by the denomination '፻ ብር' in Amharic at upper left and upper right. The lower left bears the Ethiopian calendar year 1989 and Gregorian year 1997, the denomination numeral '100', and a Governor's signature above the title 'GOVERNOR'. |
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| Obverse lettering | የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ National Bank of Ethiopia ፀ·ብር መቶ ብር ONE HUNDRED BIRR Payable to the bearer on demand ለዘዘው ወኪሉ ወዲያው ይከፍላል 1989 1997 100 GOVERNOR |
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Ethiopia's 1997 series replaced the notes issued under the transitional government following the fall of the Derg in 1991. The shift to Giesecke & Devrient in Munich for this series marked a deliberate move toward higher production standards after years of monetary instability — the Derg-era economy had been characterized by price controls and artificial exchange rates that made the birr's face value largely nominal in practice.
P#50 is the highest denomination in the 1997 issue, making it the note most likely to carry accumulated handling wear in circulation — Ethiopia's cash economy meant high-denomination notes passed through many hands before retirement.