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Live auction - fwo_510934 - ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II 1 Birr EE1892 1899 Paris

ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II 1 Birr EE1892 1899 Paris AU/MS
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Estimate : 700 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 05 March 2019 18:58:40
Type : 1 Birr EE1892
Date: 1899
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 401000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 835 ‰
Diameter : 39,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 28,2 g.
Edge : inscrite en relief
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie conserve son coupant sur la tranche. Elle est de qualité mais a été légèrement nettoyée. Tache sombre au revers
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE ÉTHIOPIENNE).
Obverse description : Buste couronné de Ménélik II à droite.

Reverse


Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE ÉTHIOPIENNE).
Reverse description : Lion couronné marchant à gauche.

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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