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5 Santeem – Ethiopian Empire

Standard circulation coins
Context
Years: 1944–1966
Ethiopian Year: 1936
Country: Ethiopia Country flag
Currency:
Birr / Ethiopian Dollar
(1945—1976)
Demonetization: September 1976
Total mintage: 219,000,000
Material
Diameter: 20 mm
Weight: 4 g
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Shape: Round
Composition: Brass (95% Copper, 5% Zinc)
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Medal alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard33
Numista: #5946

Obverse

Inscription:
፲፱፻፴፮
Translation:
Nineteen Hundred Thirty-Six
Script: Ge'ez
Language: Ge'ez

Reverse

Inscription:
አምስት:ሳንቲም
Translation:
Five: Santim
Script: Ge'ez
Language: Amharic

Edge

Plain

Categories

Animal> Feline
Person> Monarch
Symbol> Crown
Symbol> Cross

Mints

NameMark
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham—
United States Mint of Philadelphia—

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1944—219,000,000

Series: 1944 Ethiopian Empire circulation coins

1 Santeem obverse
1 Santeem reverse
1 Santeem
1944-1973
5 Santeem obverse
5 Santeem reverse
5 Santeem
1944-1966
10 Santeem obverse
10 Santeem reverse
10 Santeem
1944-1975
25 Santeem obverse
25 Santeem reverse
25 Santeem
1944
25 Santeem obverse
25 Santeem reverse
25 Santeem
1944
50 Santeem obverse
50 Santeem reverse
50 Santeem
1944-1945
🌱 Very Common