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Live auction - fwo_719919 - ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II 1/2 werk EE 1889 1897

ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II 1/2 werk EE 1889 1897  AU
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Estimate : 400 €
Price : 541 €
Maximum bid : 550 €
End of the sale : 26 April 2022 21:38:33
bidders : 9 bidders
Type : 1/2 werk EE 1889
Date: 1897
Quantity minted : ---
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 19,03 mm
Orientation dies : 10 h.
Weight : 2,81 g.
Edge : striée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Superbe exemplaire avec des marques de manipulation dans les champs
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE ÉTHIOPIENNE).
Obverse description : Buste couronné du roi à droite.

Reverse


Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE ÉTHIOPIENNE).
Reverse description : Lion couronné marchant à gauche et tenant une bannière.

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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