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Live auction - fwo_616817 - ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II 1 Werk EE1889 (1897) Paris

ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II 1 Werk EE1889 (1897) Paris AU
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Estimate : 900 €
Price : 710 €
Maximum bid : 800 €
End of the sale : 08 December 2020 19:48:18
bidders : 3 bidders
Type : 1 Werk EE1889
Date: (1897)
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : ---
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 1 h.
Weight : 8,20 g.
Edge : striée
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie a été nettoyée. Coup sur la tranche à 9 heures
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE ÉTHIOPIENNE).
Obverse description : Buste couronné du roi à droite.

Reverse


Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE ÉTHIOPIENNE).
Reverse description : Lion couronné marchant à gauche et tenant une bannière.

Historical background


ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II

(1889-1913)

Menelik II (1844-1913) became Negus on the death of John IV. He founded Addis Ababa in 1888. In 1896 he defeated the Italians in Adoua who wanted to impose a protectorate on him..

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