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Name or Denominations
1 Birr / Thaler (አንድ፡ብር)
Issuer
Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Ruler
Menelik II (1889-1913)
Year of Minting
1892 (1900)
Currency
Birr / Thaler (1893-1931)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
28.0750 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Silver
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Smooth with embossed inscriptions
Technique
Milled
Front design
NA
Back design
NA
Year of Minting
1892 (1900)
Emperor
Menelik II (1889-1913)
Mint location
Monnaie de Paris , Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
NA
Inscriptions
Obverse: ዳግማዊ፡ምኒልክ፡ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ ፲፰፻፺፪ J.C. CHAPLAIN Reverse: ሞዓ፡አንበሳ·ዘእምነገደ፡ይሁዳ። አንድ:ብ C
Context
An extremely rare Pattern issue for Ethiopia with the primary components of the design matching that of the adopted issue, but the obverse having the addition of the designer's signature in the field below Menelik II's chin and the reverse missing the signature and Paris Mint privy marks that were placed in exergue.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
Yes
Demonetized
No
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0
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