| Issuer | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1977-2012 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Santims (አምስት፡ሳንቲም) |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Brass plated steel |
| Weight | 2.961 g |
| Dimensions | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 1.29 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Stuart Devlin |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#44.3, Schön#51a |
| Obverse description | Small Ethiopian lion head right, uniform chin whiskers, and the date below |
| Obverse script | Ge`ez |
| Obverse lettering | ኢትዮጵያ
፪ሺህ (Translation: Ethiopia 2 thousand (2000, Ethiopian calendar)) |
| Reverse description | Vagabond Hunter and the denomination in numerals to the left |
| Reverse script | Ge`ez |
| Reverse lettering | 5
አምስት:ሳንቲም (Translation: 5 Five Santeem (āmisiti sanitīmi)) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg,Canada (1976-date) Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) FM Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date) |
| Mintage | 1969 (1977) FM - ፲፱፻፷፱ - (Large lion head) Proof; Schön# 51.1 (If not magnetic, see KM#44) - 12 000 1969 (1977) FM - ፲፱፻፷፱ - (Large lion head); Schön# 51.1 (If not magnetic, see KM#44) - 1996 (2004) - ፲፱፻፺፮ - Royal Mint (UK), larger lion head, Schön# 51a.1 - 1998 (2006) - ፲፱፻፺፰ - Royal Mint (UK), larger lion head, Schön# 51a.1 - 1999 (2007) - ፲፱፻፺፱ - Royal Mint (UK), larger lion head, Schön# 51a.1 - 2000 (2008) - ፪ሺህ - Royal Canadian Mint, smaller lion head, Schön# 51a.2 - 2004 (2012) - ፳ ፻ ፬ - Royal Canadian Mint, smaller lion head, Schön# 51a.2 - |
| Catalog ID | 8803414070 |
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