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500 Birr Year of the Disabled Person

Issuer National Bank of Ethiopia
Year 1982
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Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
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Reverse description Central device depicts a stylized modernist composition of three human figures: a smaller figure stands upright in the foreground, arms outstretched, supported on either side by two taller figures bending forward in assistance, symbolizing aid to disabled persons. The design is rendered in a bold, sculptural low-relief style. The legend 'INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS' curves along the upper periphery in Latin capitals, while the denomination '· 500 BIRR ·' is inscribed along the lower rim, flanked by raised dots as separators. The overall composition commemorates the United Nations International Year of Disabled Persons, 1981.
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