Live auction - fwo_548762 - ETHIOPIA - ABYSSINIA - MENELIK II 1 Birr EE1895 1903 Paris
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 312 € |
| Maximum bid : | 520 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 October 2019 17:21:37 |
| bidders : | 6 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 : 24,97 g.
Edge : cannelée
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire très légèrement nettoyée mais sans réelle usure notable. Fine patine gris clair
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 ET 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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