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200 Birr
| Issuer | National Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 200 Birrs (፪፻፡ብር) |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a Walia ibex (Capra walie) standing among highland scrub vegetation, with a rocky mountain escarpment rendered in purple tones in the background. The denomination in Amharic numerals "፪፻፡ብር" and "200" appear in the lower left corner within a guilloche oval, with the Amharic legend "ሁለት መቶ ብር:" and the Ethiopic numeral inscription repeated in the upper register. Fine lathe-work guilloche borders frame the design on all sides, with a UV-reactive circular watermark device visible at right. |
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| Protection description | Vertical windowed security thread with denominations printed in green, visible as a series of rectangular green segments on the obverse right side; watermark device in the form of a circular UV-reactive element visible at right on reverse; optically variable ink map of Ethiopia at left of obverse changing colour on tilt. |
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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.