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20 Dollars - Hailé Selassié I 2nd Reign, Golden Jubilee
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1966 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Ge'ez, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Lion of Judah, crowned and passant right with right foreleg raised holding a ribboned processional cross, occupies the central field. The denomination '20' appears to the left and 'E$' to the right in Ethiopian script and Latin characters respectively. The legend 'Empire of Ethiopia' arcs along the upper periphery, while the date '1966' is inscribed in the lower field accompanied by the corresponding Ethiopian calendar date in Ge'ez numerals. |
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Issued to mark the fortieth anniversary of Haile Selassie's coronation, this coin was struck during the brief window when Ethiopia still functioned as an imperial state — three years before the Derg coup that would eventually topple him in 1974. The jubilee itself was a carefully orchestrated affair, with delegations attending from across Africa and the West at a moment when Selassie was positioning Addis Ababa as the diplomatic capital of pan-African politics, having secured the OAU headquarters there in 1963.
Minted by the British Royal Mint on contract, the .900 gold series from this jubilee issue spans several denominations, all produced in limited quantities primarily for collectors and foreign dignitaries rather than domestic circulation.