1 Birr

1 Birr - obverse1 Birr - reverse

© Dario Silva Collection (CC BY-NC)

Features

Issuer Ethiopia
Period Federal Democratic Republic (ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ) (1995-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 2002-2012 (2010-2020)
Calendar Ethiopian
Value 1 Birr (አንድ፡ብር)
1 ETB = USD 0.018
Currency Birr (1976-date)
Composition Bimetallic: brass plated steel centre in nickel plated steel ring
Weight 6.82 g
Diameter 27 mm
Thickness 1.9 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
16088
References KM# 78,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 71
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Roaring Ethiopian (or Abyssinian lion) lion's head facing right
Binomial Name: Panthera leo roosevelti

Script: Ge'ez

Lettering:
ኢትዮጵያ
፳፻፪

Translation:
Ethiopia
20 100 2 (20*100+2 = 2002) (Ethiopian calendar)

Reverse

Weighing scales

Script: Ge'ez

Lettering:
፩ ብር
1 Birr
አንድ ብር (ānidi biri)

Translation:
1 Birr

One Birr

Edge

6 reeded segments

Mint

Royal Canadian Mint of Winnipeg, Canada (1976-date)

Comments

First Birr: (1855-1894-1902) & (1903 -1931)
Second or decimalised Birr (1931-1936)
Italy occupied Ethiopia (1936 to 1941) Italian Lira was in use
and British influence: from 1941 to 1945 British East Africa Shilling was in use in Ethopia
Birr (third birr)- 1944 - till date

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2002 (2010)  416 000 000 $ 0.56 $ 0.56 $ 1.10 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 $ 2.00 84% ፳፻፪
2008 (2016)  $ 0.95 $ 1.40 $ 1.90 $ 1.90 22% ፳፻፰
2012 (2020)  $ 2.50 3% ፳፻፲፪

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