1/8 Birr 1895-1896 [Ethiopia]

Name: Монеты 1/8 Birr 1895-1896 [Ethiopia]
Price: 300 RUB
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Reverse
In the central part, a lion is depicted facing left, looking forward, standing on ground, holding a staff with a flag in its front left paw. A crown is on its head. Below the ground: on the left a cornucopia, the mark of the Paris Mint; in the center the artist's name 'LAGRANGE'; below it the letter designation 'A' for the mint; on the right the mark of the chief engraver Jean Lagrange – fasces. Along the edge of the coin, inscriptions in Amharic from left to right: 'ሞዓ፡ አንበሳ፡ ዘእምነገደ፡ ይሁዳ።', below 'የብር ፡ ተሙን'. The edge is decorated with decorative denticles.
Obverse
In the center is the right-facing profile of the 80th Emperor of Ethiopia, Sahle Maryam. Along the rim, inscriptions in Amharic: on the left and right the name and title of the ruler 'ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ' (Emperor Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia), below the minting year '፲፰፻፹፮' (1896). The rim is decorated with decorative raised denticles.