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100 Dollars (Emperor Haile Selassie I) – Ethiopian Empire

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 75th Birthday and 50th Jubilee of Reign of Emperor Haile Selassie I

Ethiopia

Context

Year: 1966

Ethiopian Year: 1958

Country: Ethiopia

Issuer: Ethiopian Empire

Ruler: Haile Selassie I

Currency:

Birr / Ethiopian Dollar

(1945—1976)

Demonetization: September 1976

Total mintage: 20,000

Material

Weight: 40 g

Gold weight: 36.00 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 90% Gold

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

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References

KM: #41

Numista: #278350

Value

Bullion value: $6002.30

Obverse

Description:

Bust of Emperor Haile Selassie I

Inscription:

Haile Selassie I

75th Birthday And 50 years of Leadership

Translation:

Haile Selassie I

75th Birthday And 50 years of Leadership

Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin

Language: English

Reverse

Description:

Crowned lion holding cross, foreleg raised.

Inscription:

1966

Empire of Ethiopia

Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin

Edge

Reeded

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1966	—	20,000	Proof

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