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50 Birrs Arms with plough, White hatched sides

Issuer National Bank of Ethiopia
Year 1987
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Currency Birr (1976-date)
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Obverse description Central vignette to the right shows a group of science students gathered around a laboratory table, rendered in intaglio against a guilloche underprint in muted tones. To the left, the national arms with lion and plough device appears within a decorative panel, accompanied by the 'Ethiopia Tikdem' inscription. The issuer's name in both Amharic and English runs across the top, with denomination numerals and lettering repeated in the lower corners and along the left margin.
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)
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Protection description the lion's head, visible when held to light
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