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ETHIOPIA 20 Dollars Proof empereur Hailé Sélassié 1966 MS

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Estimate :	500 €
Price :	375 €
Maximum bid :	670 €
End of the sale :	05 December 2023 17:29:06
bidders :	6 bidders

Type : 20 Dollars Proof empereur Hailé Sélassié

Date: 1966

Quantity minted : 25000

Metal : gold

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 25 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 8,07 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

KM20/39

Obverse

Obverse legend : INSCRIPTIONS BILINGUES : ÉTHIOPIEN/ANGLAIS, HAILE SELASSIE 75TH BIRTH DAY AND 50 YEARS OF LEADER SHIP.

Obverse description : Buste du Négus à gauche vu de trois quarts de face, accosté d'une couronne et de son monogramme ; signé GV.

Reverse

Reverse legend : INSCRIPTIONS BILINGUES : ÉTHIOPIEN/ANGLAIS, EMPIRE OF ETHIOPIA ; AU DESSUS 1966.

Reverse description : Lion de Juda passant à droite accosté de la valeur 50 E$.

Commentary

La pièce de 20 $ dont on devait frapper 50 000 pièces ne fut fabriqué qu'à 25 000 exemplaires.
The $20 coin, of which 50,000 were to be minted, was only produced in 25,000 examples.