Title

Heritage Auctions

½ Werk – Ethiopian Empire

Standard circulation coins

Series: 1897 Ethiopian Empire circulation coins

Context

Year: 1897

Ethiopian Year: 1889

Country: Ethiopia

Issuer: Ethiopian Empire

Ruler: Menelik II

Currency:

(1893—1931)

Demonetized: Yes

Material

Diameter: 18 mm

Weight: 3.5 g

Gold weight: 3.15 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 90% Gold

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #17

Numista: #22983

Value

Bullion value: $495.38

Obverse

Inscription:

ደግማዊ ፡ ምኒልክ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ።

፲፰፻፹፱

Translation:

Mighty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia.

1889

Script: Ge'ez

Language: Amharic

Engraver: Jean Lagrange

Reverse

Inscription:

ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ።

የወረቅ፡አላድ

Translation:

Mo'a, the lion from the tribe of Judah.

He conquered.

Script: Ge'ez

Language: Ge'ez

Engraver: Jean Lagrange

Edge

Categories

Person> Monarch

Mints

Name	Mark
Monnaie de Paris	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1897	—	—

Series: 1897 Ethiopian Empire circulation coins

1⁄32 Birr / Thaler obverse

1⁄32 Birr / Thaler reverse

1⁄32 Birr / Thaler

1 Gersh obverse

1 Gersh reverse

¼ Birr / Thaler obverse

¼ Birr / Thaler reverse

¼ Birr / Thaler

¼ Werk obverse

¼ Werk reverse

½ Werk obverse

½ Werk reverse

1 Werk obverse

1 Werk reverse

1⁄100 Birr / Thaler obverse

1⁄100 Birr / Thaler reverse

1⁄100 Birr / Thaler

💎 Extremely Rare