Numismatica Ferrarese

5 Matonas – Ethiopian Empire

Standard circulation coins

Series: 1931 Ethiopian Empire circulation coins

Context

Year: 1931

Ethiopian Year: 1923

Country: Ethiopia

Issuer: Ethiopian Empire

Ruler: Haile Selassie I

Currency:

(1931—1936)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 1,363,000

Material

Diameter: 20.7 mm

Weight: 3 g

Shape: Round

Composition: Copper

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

References

KM: #28

Numista: #11936

Obverse

Inscription:

ቀዳማዊ፡ኀይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ።

፲፱፻፳፫

⥼ ፭ መቶኛ:: ⥽

Translation:

First: Haile Selassie I, King of Kings of Ethiopia.

Nineteen Hundred Twenty-Three.

⥼ Five Cents:: ⥽

Script: Ge'ez

Languages: Amharic, Ge'ez

Reverse

Inscription:

ሞዓ፡ አንበሳ፡ ዘእምነገደ፡ ይሁዳ፡

5

Translation:

The Lion of the Tribe of Judah has conquered.

Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin

Language: Ge'ez

Edge

Smooth or reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
Addis Ababa	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1931	—	1,363,000

Series: 1931 Ethiopian Empire circulation coins

🌱 Fairly Common

5 Matonas – Ethiopian Empire

Obverse

Reverse

Edge

Categories

Mints

Mintings

Series: 1931 Ethiopian Empire circulation coins