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1/2 Werk - Menelik II Reverse Trial
| Issuer | Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia) |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Currency | Birr / Thaler (1893-1931) |
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| Obverse lettering | የዓንጋሎ፡ ዘእምንጉሥ፡ የዉድ፡ አሳጽ |
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| Mintage | 1889: ND (1889) |
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This is a reverse trial piece for the 1/2 Werk coinage issued under Menelik II, who was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in November 1889 — the same year he signed the Treaty of Wuchale with Italy, a document whose Amharic and Italian versions would be interpreted so differently that they triggered the First Italo-Ethiopian War six years later. Trial strikes in pewter were a standard proofing method for the Paris Mint, which handled Ethiopian coinage during this period, allowing die alignment and relief depth to be assessed before committing to silver production.