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1 Matona – Ethiopian Empire

Standard circulation coins
Context
Year: 1931
Ethiopian Year: 1923
Country: Ethiopia Country flag
Currency:
Birr / Thaler
(1931—1936)
Demonetized: Yes
Total mintage: 1,250,000
Material
Diameter: 16 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Shape: Round
Composition: Bronze (95.5% Copper, 3% Tin, 1.5% Zinc)
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Medal alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard27
Numista: #10295

Obverse

Inscription:
ቀዳማዊ፡ኀይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ።

፲፱፻፳፫

⥼ ፩ መቶኛ:: ⥽
Translation:
First: Haile Selassie I, King of Kings of Ethiopia.

Nineteen Hundred Twenty-Three.

⥼ One Birr:: ⥽
Script: Ge'ez
Languages: Amharic, Ge'ez

Reverse

Inscription:
ሞዓ፡ አንበሳ፡ ዘእምነገደ፡ ይሁዳ፡

1
Translation:
Behold the lion from the tribe of Judah.
Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin
Language: Ge'ez

Edge

Plain

Categories

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

Mints

NameMark
Kings Norton Metal Company—

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1931—1,250,000

Series: 1931 Ethiopian Empire circulation coins

½ Werk obverse
½ Werk reverse
½ Werk
1931
1 Werk obverse
1 Werk reverse
1 Werk
1931
1 Matona obverse
1 Matona reverse
1 Matona
1931
5 Matonas obverse
5 Matonas reverse
5 Matonas
1931
10 Matonas obverse
10 Matonas reverse
10 Matonas
1931
25 Matonas obverse
25 Matonas reverse
25 Matonas
1931
50 Matonas obverse
50 Matonas reverse
50 Matonas
1931
🌱 Fairly Common