5 Santeem - Hailé Selassié I

€5,946.00
IssuerEthiopia
Year1944-1966
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Santeem (አምስት፡ሳንቲም) (0.05)
CurrencyBirr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976)
CompositionBrass (95% Copper, Zinc 5%)
Weight4 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness1.75 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation toSeptember 1976
Reference(s) KM#33, Schön#29
Obverse descriptionHaile Selassie Bust, Date below
Obverse scriptGe`ez
Obverse lettering፲፱፻፴፮
(Translation: 10 9 100 30 6 (meaning (10+9)*100+30+6 = 1936) (Ethiopian calendar))
Reverse descriptionCrowned lion of Judah right, right foreleg raised holding ribboned cross
Reverse scriptGe`ez
Reverse letteringአምስት:ሳንቲም
(Translation: Five santeem (āmisiti sanitīmi))
EdgeSmooth
MintHeaton and Sons / The Mint
Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003)
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
Mintage1936 (1944-1966)  - ፲፱፻፴፮ - 219 000 000
Catalog ID4339812620
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