100 Birr Arms with plough; Purple sides

Features

Issuer Ethiopia
Issuing bank National Bank of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ)
Period Provisional Military Administrative Council (የኅብረተሰብአዊት ኢትዮጵያ ጊዜያዊ ወታደራዊ መንግሥት) (1974-1987)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1976-1987
Value 100 Birrs (፻፡ብር) (100 ETB)
Currency Birr (1976-date)
Composition Paper
Size 147 × 72 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
297449
References P# 34
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.

Obverse

Standing warrior at centre right, flowers at right, lion's head at left centre in underprint, map at left

Lettering:
፻፡ብር
የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ
National Bank of Ethiopia
መስከረም፡፲፱፻፷፱፡ዓ፡ም፡
መቶ፡ብር፡ ONE HUNDRED BIRR
የኢትዮጵያ፡ሕጋዊ፡ገንዘብ
LEGAL TENDER IN ETHIOPIA
ኢትዮጵያ ትቅደም
ETHIOPIA TIKDEM
100

Translation:
100 Birr
National Bank of Ethiopia
September 1969 A.M.
Hundred Birr
Legal Tender in Ethiopia
Ethiopia First

Reverse

Man with microscope at centre, arm at right

Lettering:
መቶ፡ብር፡
፻፡ብር
100

Translation:
Hundred Birr
100 Birr

Signatures

Tefuerra Deguefé (TD) Governor
Tadesse Gebrekidan (TG) Governor

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

For similar later notes with white hatched sides on the reverse, see P#40.

See also

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1976)  TD 75% P#34a
ND (1978-1987)  TG 25% P#34b

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