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1/8 Birr - Menelik II
Issuer | Ethiopia |
Year | 1895-1896 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 1/8 Birr / Thaler (የብር፡ትሙን) |
Currency | Birr / Thaler (1893-1931) |
Composition | Silver (.835) |
Weight | 3.5094 g |
Dimensions | 19.85 mm |
Thickness | 1.26 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | Jean Lagrange |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | KM#2, Schön#3 |
Obverse description | Head facing right surrounded by Ethiopian legend |
Obverse script | Ge`ez |
Obverse lettering | ዳግማዊ፡ምኒልክ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ።
፲፰፻፹፯ (Translation: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah 1887) |
Reverse description | Crowned lion facing left with foreleg holding ribboned cross |
Reverse script | Ge`ez, Latin |
Reverse lettering | ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡፡
LA GRANGE
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የብር ፡ ትሙን (Translation: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah One eighth of a Birr) |
Edge | Milled |
Mint | (A) Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mintage | 1887 (1895) A - - 25 000 1887 (1895) A - Proof - 1888 (1896) A - - 200
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Catalog ID | 6704280030 |
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