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200 Birr
| Issuer | National Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ፪፻፡ብር የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ National Bank of Ethiopia ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል። Payable to bearer on demand ሁለት መቶ ብር፡ TWO HUNDRED BIRR (Translation: 200 Birr National Bank of Ethiopia Payable to bearer on demand Two Hundred Birr) |
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| Protection type | Security thread, Watermark, Optically variable ink |
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Ethiopia's 200 Birr denomination was introduced in 2020 as part of a currency reform that carried an unusually explicit political motive: by issuing new notes without prior public announcement, the government aimed to drain funds held outside the banking system — particularly by armed factions and contraband networks operating in conflict zones. Unregistered cash hoards had to be exchanged or declared within a tight window, effectively rendering old-series notes worthless for those unable to account for their origin.
G+D's production for Ethiopia dates back decades, and the 2020 series continues that relationship. The security thread and OVI ink bring the note broadly in line with contemporary African central bank specifications.