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Name or Denominations
1 Birr / Thaler (አንድ፡ብር)
Issuer
Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Ruler
Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974)
Year of Minting
1923 (1931)
Currency
Birr / Thaler (1893-1931)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
NA
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Silver
Shape
Round
Edge Type
NA
Technique
Milled
Front design
NA
Back design
NA
Year of Minting
1923 (1931)
Emperor
Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974)
Mint location
Münze Österreich , Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
NA
Inscriptions
Obverse: ቀዳማዊ፡ኀይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ።
Context
After the death of Queen Zaudit, a series of trial coins was minted in the Vienna Mint in 1930 to commemorate the importance of Ras Tafari from the king (Negus) to the Emperor, with the new name Haile Selassie I. Birr Listed only once at auctions in the world and in Poland as a set of mirror coins . An extremely rare coin.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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