| Issuer | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Santims (አምስት፡ሳንቲም) |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel) |
| Weight | 3 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#44.1, KM#44.2, Schön#51 |
| Obverse description | Ethiopian lion 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 | Militia figure walking on a road in front of a landscape with mountains in the horizon. Denomination in occidental numeral on the left. |
| Reverse script | Ge`ez |
| Reverse lettering | 5
አምስት:ሳንቲም (Translation: 5 Five santeem (āmisiti sanitīmi)) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia(1903-date) Berlin, Germany (1280-date) Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) |
| Mintage | 1969 (1977) - ፲፱፻፷፱ KM#44.1 (Small lion head right, uniform chin whiskers); Royal Mint (UK); Schön# 51.2 - 201 275 000 1969 (1977) - ፲፱፻፷፱ KM#44.2 (Small lion head right, two long chin whiskers at left nearly touch date; Mint of German Democratic Republic, Berlin Schön# 51.3 - |
| Catalog ID | 1900396060 |
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