| Issuer | Ethiopia |
| Year | 1956-1959 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Dollars (፭፻ ብር) |
| Currency | Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | September 1976 |
| Reference(s) | P#24 |
| Obverse description | Emperor Haile Selassie I at right, Fasilides castle at Gondar at left |
| Reverse description | Lion of Judah in centre |
| Signature(s) | George P. Rea (GPR), Governor |
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| Protection description | |
| Obverse lettering | የኢትዮጵያ፡መንግስት፡ባንክ፡
አምስት፡መቶ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡
Five Hundred Ethiopian Dollars
ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል።
Payable to the Bearer on Demand
State Bank of Ethiopia (Translation: State Bank of Ethiopia Five Hundred Ethiopian Birr Payable to the Bearer on Demand) |
| Reverse lettering | ፭፻፡ብር
አምስት፡መቶ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ (Translation: 500 Birr Five Hundred Ethiopian Birr) |
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| Catalog ID | 7626367860 |
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