Catalog
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1945-1956 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Dollars (፭ ብር) |
| Currency | Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 150 × 78 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Security Banknote Company (SBNC), Philadelphia, United States (?-date) |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | Security Banknote Company |
| In circulation to | September 1976 |
| Reference(s) | P#13 |
| Obverse description | Emperor Haile Selassie in oval on left. Acacia tree with beehives in oval at centre surrounded by flowers and bees. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering |
የኢትዮጵያ፡መንግስት፡ባንክ፡ አምስት፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል። State Bank of Ethiopia Five Ethiopian Dollars Governor Security Banknote Company (Translation: State Bank of Ethiopia Five Ethiopian Birr Payable to the Bearer on Demand) |
| Reverse description | Lion of Judah wearing crown carrying a cross in a staff with a banner. |
| Reverse lettering |
፭፡ብር አምስት፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ (Translation: 5 Birr Five Ethiopian Birr) |
| Signature(s) | George A. Blowers, Jack Bennett, Walter Henry Rozell Jr., |
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| Variants | Signatures 2007: Hamad Ibn Saud Al Sayari; Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf. 2009: Muhammad Al Jasser; Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf. 2012: Fahad Al Mubarak; Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Assaf. |
| Numisquare ID | 5327221660 |
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