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1⁄100 Birr / Thaler – Ethiopian Empire

Standard circulation coins
Context
Year: 1897
Ethiopian Year: 1889
Country: Ethiopia Country flag
Ruler: Menelik II
Currency:
Birr / Thaler
(1893—1931)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 500,000
Material
Diameter: 25 mm
Weight: 5 g
Shape: Round
Composition: Copper
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard9
Numista: #19076

Obverse

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

LA GRANGE
Translation:
Menelik II, King of Kings of Ethiopia.

La Grange.
Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin
Languages: French, Amharic
Engraver: Jean Lagrange

Reverse

Inscription:
ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ

የብር መቶወኛ

A

✠ ፲፰፻፹፱ ✠
Translation:
Moa Anbessa from the Tribe of Judah.

The one hundredth (coin) of silver.

A

✠ 1889 ✠
Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin
Language: Ge'ez
Engraver: Jean Lagrange

Edge

Plain

Categories

Person> Monarch

Mints

NameMark
Monnaie de Paris(A)

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1897—500,000

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
1⁄100 Birr / Thaler obverse
1⁄100 Birr / Thaler reverse
1⁄100 Birr / Thaler
1897
🌟 Uncommon