Coins of ETHIOPIA - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: birr = 100 cents. Coins in circulation: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, 1 birr. Banknotes in circulation: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 birr. Issuing bank - National Bank of Ethiopia.
1 cent Obverse: In the center is the stylized head of a roaring lion. In the upper part of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Amharic: ETHIOPIA, in the lower part - the year of issue according to the Ethiopian calendar - 1969. Reverse: A peasant plowing on two oxen; at the top - the number "1", at the bottom - the face value in Amharic. 1977, Aluminum. Diameter - 17.00 mm., Thickness - 1.20 mm. The weight - 0.60 g. Smooth edge. Mintage: 35. Reverse designer - Stuart Devlin. A coin of this type with minor changes in the proportions of the image was issued in 1977, 2004
5 cents Obverse: In the center is the stylized head of a roaring lion. In the upper part of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Amharic: ETHIOPIA, in the lower part - the year of issue according to the Ethiopian calendar - 1969. Reverse: In the center is an armed Ethiopian; on the left - the number "5", at the bottom of the Coin - the face value in the Amharic language. 1977 Copper-zinc alloy. Diameter –20.00 mm., Thickness - 1.29 mm. The weight - 3.00 g. Smooth edge. Mintage: 201. Reverse designer - Stuart Devlin. A coin of this type with minor changes in the proportions of the image was issued in 1977, 2004, 2006 - 2008
10 cents Obverse: In the center is the stylized head of a roaring lion. In the upper part of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Amharic: ETHIOPIA, in the lower part - the year of issue according to the Ethiopian calendar - 1969. Reverse: In the center is a lyre-horned antelope; at the top - the figure "10", at the bottom of the Coin - the face value in the Amharic language. 1977 Copper-zinc alloy. Diameter –23.00 mm., Thickness - 1.40 mm. The weight - 4.50 g. Smooth edge. Mintage: 202. Reverse designer - Stuart Devlin. A coin of this type with minor changes in the proportions of the image was issued in 1977, 2004, 2006, 2008
25 cents Obverse: In the center is the stylized head of a roaring lion. In the upper part of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Amharic: ETHIOPIA, in the lower part - the year of issue according to the Ethiopian calendar - 1969. Reverse: In the center - a man and a woman dancing with raised hands, on the left and on the right - the number "2 - 5", in the lower part - an inscription in Amharic. 1977 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 21mm. The weight - 3.73 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 44 983 000. Reverse designer - Stuart Devlin. A coin of this type with minor changes in the proportions of the image was issued in 1977, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
50 cents Obverse: In the center is the stylized head of a roaring lion. In the upper part of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Amharic: ETHIOPIA, in the lower part - the year of issue according to the Ethiopian calendar - 2000. Reverse: In the center is a composition of five jubilant human figures; at the top is the number "50", at the bottom - the inscription in Amharic. 2008 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter –25.00 mm. The weight - 6.00 g. Corrugated edge. A coin of this type was issued in 1977, 2004, 2005, 2008 with minor changes in the proportions of the image.
1 birr Obverse: In the center, in a circle, is a stylized head of a roaring lion. In the upper part of the Coin there is a semicircular inscription in Amharic: ETHIOPIA, in the lower part - the year of issue according to the Ethiopian calendar - 2002. Reverse: In the center, in the circle - the image of the scales, to the left and right of them - the denomination in English: 1 BIRR. In the upper and lower parts of the Coin - the face value in the Amharic language. 2010 Ring - copper-nickel alloy, insert - brass. Diameter - 27.00 mm., Thickness - 1.90 mm. The weight - 6.80 g. Sectoral corrugation edge. The only year of release.
