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5 Matonas - Hailé Selassié I
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1931 |
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| Value | 5 Matonas (፭ መቶኛ) (0.05) |
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| Obverse script | Ge'ez (Ethiopic) |
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| Reverse description | The Lion of Judah passant to the right, wearing an imperial crown, with its raised right forepaw grasping a staff bearing a ribboned cross. The lion is depicted in strong relief over a ground line, with radiating lines in the field evoking a solar motif. A Ge'ez legend curves along the upper periphery identifying the lion as the symbol of the tribe of Judah, while the Arabic numeral '5' appears in the lower exergue denoting the denomination. |
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| Reverse lettering | ሞዓ፡ አንበሳ፡ ዘእምነገደ፡ ይሁዳ፡ 5 (Translation: `Moa` the Lion of Judah (Rastafarians claim it means `the Conquering Lion of Judah`, proper reference for this translation is needed)) |
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