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50 Santeem - Hailé Selassié I
| Issuer | Imperial Ethiopian Government |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Currency | Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976) |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Lion of Judah, the traditional imperial emblem of Ethiopia, is depicted passant to the right, holding an upright staff surmounted by the Ethiopian imperial crown and bearing a waving banner. The lion stands on a ground line in the central field, rendered in fine relief with a flowing mane. Below the lion, the denomination legend in Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script reads አምሳ፡ሳንቲም (Fifty Santeem), inscribed along the lower arc of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1936 (1947) - ፲፱፻፴፮; Minted in 1947 - 20,433,730 |
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