25 Matonas - Hailé Selassié I

25 Matonas - Hailé Selassié I - obverse25 Matonas - Hailé Selassié I - reverse

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Features

Issuer Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Emperor Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1923 (1931)
Calendar Ethiopian
Value 25 Matonas (፳፭ መቶኛ) (0.25)
Currency Birr / Thaler (decimalized, 1931-1936)
Composition Nickel
Weight 4.97 g
Diameter 21.58 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
4392
References KM# 30,
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# 26
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Portrait of Haile Selassié I, facing right, denomination below, date left

Script: Ge'ez

Lettering:
ቀዳማዊ፡ኀይለ፡ሥላሴ፡ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ።
፲፱፻፳፫
⥼ ፳፭ መቶኛ:: ⥽

Translation:
Hailé Selassié I, King of Kings (Emperor) of Ethiopia
10 9 100 20 3 (meaning (10+9)*100 +20+3 = 1923)
25 Matona/Metonya (መቶ means hundred, መቶኛ means hundreth)

Reverse

Lion of Judah: Crowned lion right, right foreleg raised holding ribboned cross

Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin

Lettering:
ሞዓ፡ አንበሳ፡ ዘእምነገደ፡ ይሁዳ፡
25

Translation: 'Moa' the Lion of Judah (Rastafarians claim it means 'the Conquering Lion of Judah', proper reference for this translation is needed)

Edge

Plain

Mint

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1903-date)

Comments

Blank planchets for this type were manufactured by Mond Nickel Company in 1932, 1933, and 1934.

Of the total mintage, 964,406 were minted in 1933 and 1,777,909 were minted in 1934.

Haile Selassie I (1882-1975) was the last emperor of Ethiopia. He was born as Täfäri Mäkonnän and later became known as Ras (duke) Tafari. In 1916 he dethroned Lij Yasu, the successor of emperor Melnik II. Zauditu, Menilek II’s daughter, became empress in 1917, while Ras Tafari became regent and heir apparent to the throne. He ruled from 1930 to 1936, then from 1941 to 1974, interrupted by the Italian occupation. After famine struck the nation, he was kept under house arrest in his palace after a military coup and got killed by the junta the 27th of August 1975. Some Rastafarians have refered to Haile Selassie as the returned messiah of the Bible.

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1923 (1931)  Photo 2 742 315 $ 3.10 $ 3.60 $ 4.70 $ 7.80 $ 9.50 Minted in 1933-1934

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Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 25 Matonas - Hailé Selassié I
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Auction 88
Lot 1987
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28 Jun 2023 AU USD 15.10
(EUR 14.00)
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