½ Werk - Haile Selassie

Features

Issuer Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Emperor Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1923 (1931)
Calendar Ethiopian
Value ½ Werk (የወርቅ፡አሳጽ) (4)
Currency Birr / Thaler (1893-1931)
Composition Gold (.900)
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 18 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
22980
References KM# 20,
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# 21
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Haile Selassie

Script: Ge'ez

Lettering:
ቀዳማዊ፡ኀይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ።
፲፱፻፳፫፡ዓ፡ም፡

Translation:
Hailé Selassié I, King of Kings of Ethiopia
1923

Reverse

Saint George and Dragon

Script: Ge'ez

Lettering: የወረቅ፡አላድ

Translation: Half Werk

Mint

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1903-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1923 (1931) 

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