1 Birr / Ethiopian Dollar

Features

Issuer Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Issuing bank State Bank of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት ባንክ)
Emperor Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1956-1959
Value 1 Dollar (፩ ብር)
Currency Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976)
Composition Paper
Size 146 × 65 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized September 1976
Number
N#
280416
References P# 18,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.
TBB# 207
The Banknote Book (https://www.greysheet.com/publications/the-banknote-book-world-paper-money)
And 3 more volumes.

Obverse

Coffee trees at left, Emperor Haile Selassie I at right.

Lettering:
የኢትዮጵያ ፡ መንግሥት ፡ በንክ ፡፡
አንድ ፡ የኢትዮጵያ ፡ ብር ፡
ONE ETHIOPIAN
DOLLAR
ላምጭው ፡ እንዲከፈል ፡ ሕግ ፡ ያስገድዳል ።
PAYABLE TO THE BEARER
ON DEMAND

Translation:
State Bank of Ethiopia
One Ethiopian Birr
...
...
Payable to the bearer on demand
...
...

Reverse

Lion of Judah

Lettering:
፩ ብር
አንድ ፡ የኢትዮጵያ ፡ ብር ፡
1 E$

Translation:
1 BIRR
ONE ETHIOPIAN BIRR
...

Watermark

No watermark

Signature

George P. Rea (GPR), Governor

Printer

Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)

Comments

No security thread

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1956-1959)  GPR 97% 18a, Issued note
ND (1956-1959)  GPR 0% 18s, Specimen

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Birr / Ethiopian DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Birr / Ethiopian Dollar
Katz
Auction 93
Lot 1037
Internet Archive
24 Aug 2023 Undetermined VF USD 7.54
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Birr / Ethiopian DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Birr / Ethiopian Dollar
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 4142
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 Undetermined VF USD 12.93
(EUR 12.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Birr / Ethiopian DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Birr / Ethiopian Dollar
Katz
Auction 62
Lot 177
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2022 Undetermined VF USD 14.01
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Birr / Ethiopian DollarPicture 1 of a sold 1 Birr / Ethiopian Dollar
Katz
Auction 102
Lot 1131
Internet Archive
28 Nov 2023 Undetermined USD 81.92
(EUR 76.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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