E-auction 563-501121 - fwo_896631 - ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II 1 Birr EE1895 1903 Paris
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| Estimate : | 80 € |
| Price : | 69 € |
| Maximum bid : | 74 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 January 2024 19:00:20 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : 1 Birr EE1895
Date: 1903
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 459000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 835 ‰
Diameter : 39 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 27,83 g.
Edge : cannelée
Coments on the condition:
monnaie nettoyée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE ET DATE EN ÉTHIOPIEN).
Obverse description : Buste couronné de Ménélik II à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE ET VALEUR FACIALE EN ÉTHIOPIEN) ሞዓ:አንበሳ·ዘእምነገደ:ይሁዳ:: // ነሐሴ:ብር // J.C CHAPLAIN.
Reverse description : Lion marchant à gauche.
Commentary
Monnaies frappées en 1901, 1903 et 1904..
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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