Ethiopia 1⁄100 Birr - Menelik II, 1889

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Ethiopia Ethiopia
Currency Birr / Thaler (1893 – 1931)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 1⁄100 Birr / Thaler
Year 1889
Ruler Menelik II (1889–1913)
Composition Copper
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5
Diameter (mm) 25
Demonetized Yes

Description

1⁄100 Birr / Thaler from Ethiopia. Issued in 1889. Struck in Copper. Measures 25 mm and weighs 5 g.

Obverse
Crowned bust of the 82nd emperor Menelik II right. (His Imperial Majesty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia)
Reverse
Value in the middle. (Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
One hundredth of a Birr
A
EE1889 (10+8x100+80+9))
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage f vf xf Comment Frequency
1889 (1897) A Torch 500K € 5,40 € 15,00 € 18,00

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