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500 Thalers / Birr

Issuer Bank of Abyssinia
Year 1915-1929
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Printer Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
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Obverse lettering BANK OF ABYSSINIA የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ። CINQ CENT THALERS አምስት፡መቶ፡ብር። PAYABLES A ADDIS-ABABA AU PORTEUR
(Translation: Bank of Abyssinia Five Hundred Thalers Payable at Addis Ababa to the Bearer)
Reverse description The reverse is dominated by a large central oval vignette enclosed within elaborate symmetrical guilloche and scrollwork borders printed in dark blue-grey. Within the oval, two allegorical figures flank a central palm frond motif, with a ribbon cartouche bearing Amharic inscription across the centre. Denomination numerals '500' appear in ornate cartouches at top and bottom, with Ethiopic numeral and script devices repeated at the four corners.
Reverse lettering የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ። ፭፻
(Translation: Bank of Abyssinia 500)
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