ETHIOPIA Coins
Santeem: From the Ethiopian Empire to the Modern Birr
Illustrated Specimen Details: Aluminium-Magnesium 1 Santeem Example Specimen: 1 santeem, 1977 (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) Authority & Heraldry: This aluminium-magnesium coin (a quite rare alloy i…
Matona: "Hundredth" Coin of Haile Selassie's Ethiopia
Illustrated Specimen Details: 50 Matonas (Ethiopia) Example Specimen: 50 matonas, 1931 (EE 1923) — Ethiopian Empire Authority and Ruler: This nickel coin was issued during the reign of Haile Selassie I , the last Emperor of Eth…
Gersh Coin: Silver 1/20 Birr of the Ethiopian Empire
Illustrated Specimen Details: Gersh (Ethiopia) Example Specimen: 1 gersh (፩ ግርሸ), 1903 — Ethiopian Empire Monarch and Legend: The obverse features the crowned bust of Menelik II , the 82nd Emperor of Ethiopia from the House of …
Mahallak: coin from Emirate of Harar (Ethiopia)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Mahallak (Emirate of Harar) Example Specimen: Mahallak, AH 1303 (1886 AD) — Emirate of Harar Authority: Issued by Abdullahi (Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur), the last Amir of Harar …
Birr: coin from Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
BIRR: COIN OF ETHIOPIA 1 birr, 2010: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Date on coin: 2002 by the Ethiopian calendar (፳፻፪: Amharic) = 2010 (Gregorian calendar). 1 Birr . ፩ ብር : 1 birr. አንድ ብር : one birr. The denomination of the coin is indicat…