Catalog
50 Birrs Arms with plough, White hatched sides
| Issuer | National Bank of Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| 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) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | the lion's head, visible when held to light |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |