20 Birr / Ethiopian Dollars
Features
| Issuer |
Ethiopian Empire
(Ethiopia)
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | State Bank of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት ባንክ) |
| Emperor |
Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1956-1959 |
| Value | 20 Dollars (፳ ብር) |
| Currency | Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 146 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | September 1976 |
| Number | N# 268228 |
| References | P# 21 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Emperor Haile Selassie I at right
Column of Axum at left
Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin
Lettering:
የኢትዮጵያ፡መንግስት፡ባንክ፡
ሃያ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡
Twenty Ethiopian Dollars
ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል።
Payable to the Bearer on Demand
State Bank of Ethiopia
Translation:
State Bank of Ethiopia
Twenty Ethiopian Birr
Payable to the Bearer on Demand
Reverse
Lion of Judah in centre
Script: Ge'ez
Lettering:
፳፡ብር
ሃያ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡
20E$
Translation:
20 Birr
Twenty Ethiopian Birr
Signature
George P. Rea (GPR), Governor
Printer
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)See also
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| Date | Signatures | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1956-1959) | GPR | P# 21aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Issued note | ||||||||||||
| ND (1956-1959) | GPR | P# 21sStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Specimen. Punch hole cancelled | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Past sales
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Katz Auction 168 Lot 367 
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10 Sep 2025 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 129.31
(EUR 112.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 155 Lot 372
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23 Apr 2025 | Undetermined | VF | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 148 Lot 2560
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11 Jan 2025 | Undetermined | VF | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 140 Lot 2027
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22 Oct 2024 | Undetermined | VF | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 130 Lot 2248
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24 Jun 2024 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 150.09
(EUR 130.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 121 Lot 1065
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18 Apr 2024 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 158.17
(EUR 137.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 111 Lot 2573
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30 Jan 2024 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 50.80
(EUR 44.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 97 Lot 1749
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7 Oct 2023 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 114.30
(EUR 99.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 81 Lot 2143
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29 Apr 2023 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 158.17
(EUR 137.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 68 Lot 99
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8 Oct 2022 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 187.04
(EUR 162.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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