| Issuer | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Santims (አምሳ፡ሳንቲም) |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 5.98 g |
| Dimensions | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#47.1, KM#47.3, Schön#54.1, Schön#54.2 |
| Obverse description | Roaring Ethiopian lion`s head facing right with date below |
| Obverse script | Ge`ez |
| Obverse lettering | ኢትዮጵያ
፲፱፻፷፱ (Translation: Ethiopia 10 9 100 60 9 (meaning (10+9)*100+60+9 = 1969) (Ethiopian calendar)) |
| Reverse description | Solidarity: Five people left to right (Soldier with Book, Soldier with Gun, Factory Worker with Hammer, Farmer with Plough, Lady Worker with Sickle) |
| Reverse script | Ge`ez |
| Reverse lettering | 50
አምሳ፡ሳንቲም (āmisa sanitīmi) (Translation: 50 Fifty Santeem) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia(1903-date) Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) (FM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date) |
| Mintage | 1969 (1977) - ፲፱፻፷፱ KM#47.1, Schön# 54.2 - Small lion head right, uniform chin whiskers - 27 772 000 1969 (1977) FM - ፲፱፻፷፱ KM#47.3, Schön# 54.1 - Large lion head; Proof - 12 000 |
| Catalog ID | 7980144170 |
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