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| Issuer | Bank of Abyssinia |
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| Year | 1915-1929 |
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| Size | 194 × 102 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF ABYSSINIA የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ። CENT THALERS መቶ።ብር። PAYABLES A ADDIS-ABABA AU PORTEUR (Translation: Bank of Ethiopia One Hundred Birr) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a deep blue-violet scheme, with symmetrical palm frond vignettes flanking a central guilloche panel. The Amharic inscription is set within a cartouche at centre, with the denomination numeral '100' appearing both above and below the central panel, framed by ornate floral and geometric lathe-work borders. |
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| Variants | P#4a - 1915-1926 handwritten date P#4b - 1926-1927 handstamped date P#4c - 01.06.1929 printed date |
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