| Issuer | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1977-2016 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Santims (አምሳ፡ሳንቲም) |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel plated steel |
| Weight | 5.40 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Stuart Devlin |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#47.2, Schön#54.3 |
| Obverse description | Roaring Ethiopian lion`s head facing right, with date below |
| Obverse script | Ge`ez |
| Obverse lettering | ኢትዮጵያ
፪ሺህ (Translation: Ethiopia 2 thousand (2000 in Ethiopian calendar)) |
| Reverse description | Solidarity: Five people left to right (Soldier with Flag, Soldier with Gun, Factory Worker with Hammer, Farmer with a Plough, Lady Worker with a Sickle) |
| Reverse script | Ge`ez |
| Reverse lettering | 50
አምሳ፡ሳንቲም (āmisa sanitīmi) (Translation: 50 Fifty Santeem) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1969 (1977) - ፲፱፻፷፱ Schön# 54.3 - Mint of German Democratic Republic - 1996 (2004) - ፲፱፻፺፮ - 1997 (2005) - ፲፱፻፺፯ - 2000 (2008) - ፪ሺህ - 2004 (2012) - ፳፻፬ - 2008 (2016) - ፳፻፰ - |
| Catalog ID | 9975255740 |
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