½ Birr - Menelik II Lion's right foreleg raised - Pattern

Features

Issuer Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Emperor Menelik II (1889-1913)
Type Pattern
Year 1889 (1897)
Calendar Ethiopian
Value ½ Birr / Thaler (የብር፡አሳጽ)
Currency Birr / Thaler (1893-1931)
Composition Gold (.900)
Weight 21.45 g
Diameter 30 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
313165

Obverse

Emperor Menelik II, bust facing right.

Script: Ge'ez

Lettering: ዳግማዊ፡ምኒልክ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ።

Translation: His Imperial Majesty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia

Engraver: Jean Lagrange

Reverse

Lion of Judah: Crowned lion carrying cross, right foreleg raised.

Script: Ge'ez

Engraver: Jean Lagrange

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1889 (1897) 

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