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20 Birr UNICEF - Children of the World
| Issuer | National Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Two young girls in traditional dress are depicted dancing in the central field, with their arms raised in a playful gesture. Behind them, a village scene features traditional tukul huts and stylized rays of sunlight rising in the background. The country name 'ETHIOPIA' is inscribed in Latin along the upper rim, accompanied by the equivalent legend in Ge'ez script to the left. The denomination '20 Birr' appears in the lower field, flanked by the Ge'ez rendering of the value. |
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| Reverse lettering | 19 98 unicef FOR THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD |
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Issued under Ethiopia's post-Derg civilian government, this coin was part of a wave of silver commemoratives produced by African mints — or more accurately, struck on contract by European minting facilities — aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. UNICEF's 1996–2005 global fundraising coin program generated dozens of such issues from member states, many with little organic connection to the issuing country's own monetary policy.
Ethiopia's participation was largely nominal; the National Bank licensed the design and lent its authority, while distribution ran through international numismatic wholesalers.