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1 Gersh – Ethiopian Empire

Standard circulation coins
Context
Years: 1897–1928
Country: Ethiopia Country flag
Ruler: Menelik II
Currency:
Birr / Thaler
(1893—1931)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 49,789,000
Material
Diameter: 16.5 mm
Weight: 1.4 g
Silver weight: 1.17 g
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Shape: Round
Composition: 83.5% Silver
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard12
Numista: #11934
Value
Bullion value: $3.21

Obverse

Inscription:
ደግማዊ ፡ ምኒልክ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ።

፲፰፻፺፭
Translation:
Mighty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia.

1895
Script: Ge'ez
Language: Amharic
Engraver: Frank Pawlik

Reverse

Inscription:
ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ ።

A

፩ ግርሸ
Translation:
The lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered.

A

One Grush
Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin
Language: Ge'ez

Edge

Reeded

Categories

Animal> Feline
Person> Monarch

Mints

NameMark
Monnaie de Paris(A)

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1897—1,000,000
1899—4,000,000
1903A—
1903—44,789,000

Series: 1897 Ethiopian Empire circulation coins

1⁄32 Birr / Thaler obverse
1⁄32 Birr / Thaler reverse
1⁄32 Birr / Thaler
1897-1933
1 Gersh obverse
1 Gersh reverse
1 Gersh
1897-1928
1 Gersh obverse
1 Gersh reverse
1 Gersh
1897
¼ Birr / Thaler obverse
¼ Birr / Thaler reverse
¼ Birr / Thaler
1897
½ Birr / Thaler obverse
½ Birr / Thaler reverse
½ Birr / Thaler
1897
¼ Werk obverse
¼ Werk reverse
¼ Werk
1897
½ Werk obverse
½ Werk reverse
½ Werk
1897
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