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50 Birr Arms with gear
| Issuer | National Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ፶፡ብር የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ National Bank of Ethiopia መስከረም፡፲፱፻፷፱፡ዓ፡ም፡ አምሳ፡ብር፡ FIFTY BIRR የኢትዮጵያ፡ሕጋዊ፡ገንዘብ LEGAL TENDER IN ETHIOPIA ኢትዮጵያ ትቅደም ETHIOPIA TIKDEM 50 (Translation: 50 Birr National Bank of Ethiopia September 1969 A.M. Fifty Birr Legal Tender in Ethiopia Ethiopia First) |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio engraving of the Royal Enclosure (Fasil Ghebbi) castle complex at Gondar, with its distinctive cylindrical towers and crenellated battlements rendered in fine detail. To the upper right, the Ethiopian state arms incorporating a gear and star device appears within a guilloche rosette, while a traditional krar lyre is illustrated in multicolour to the left. The denomination '50' and Amharic legend are repeated in the top and bottom border bands, framed by interlaced guilloche ornament. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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