Ethiopia ½ birr 1897 (EE1889 - with mintmarks) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7311305
Area
Coins
Title
Ethiopia ½ birr 1897 (EE1889 - with mintmarks)
Country
Ethiopia
Face value
0,50 birr (50 cents)
Year
1897
Variety / overstrike
met munttekens
Era
Ethiopia - Empire (1889-1969)
Head of State
Menelik II van Ethiopië (1889-1913)
Type
Coin
Designer
Lagrange, Jean
Series
Theme
Crosses, Crowned lions, Crowns, Fauna (Animals), Lions, Ribbons
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
835
Weight
14.04
Diameter
30
Thickness
1.9
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
Reverse
LAGRANGE A
Edge
Reeded
Privy mark
Torch (Henri-Auguste Patey, 1896-1930)
Mint mark
A & cornucopia (Pessac/Paris)
Number produced
420.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 4
Catalogue number
Schön# 5
Details
There are 2 variants: KM# 4 > with mintmarks KM# 15 > without mintmarks