| Issuer | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 25 Santims (ሃያ፡አምስት፡ሳንቲም) |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 3.68 g |
| Dimensions | 21.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Stuart Devlin |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#46, Schön#53 |
| Obverse description | Roaring Ethiopian lion`s head facing right, with date below |
| Obverse script | Ge`ez |
| Obverse lettering | ኢትዮጵያ
፲፱፻፷፱ (Translation: Ethiopia 10 9 100 60 9 (meaning (10+9)*100+60+9 = 1969) (Ethiopian calendar)) |
| Reverse description | Two people facing right, with arms raised. Woman on left, holding spanner in left hand. Man on right, holding a tool in right hand. Factory behind. |
| Reverse script | Ge`ez, Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 25
ሃያ:አምስት:ሳንቲም (Translation: Twenty five cents (haya āmisiti sanitīmi)) |
| Edge | Milled |
| Mint | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia(1903-date) Berlin, Germany (1280-date) Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) |
| Mintage | 1969 (1977) - ፲፱፻፷፱ KM#46.1 (Small lion head right, uniform chin whiskers) - 44 983 000 1969 (1977) - ፲፱፻፷፱ KM#46.1 (Small lion head right, uniform chin whiskers) Proof - 1969 (1977) - ፲፱፻፷፱ KM#46.2 (Big lion head, two long chin whiskers at left nearly touch date) - |
| Catalog ID | 6064023220 |
| Comments |
