¼ Birr - Zauditu (Pattern) 1917 (1925) front ¼ Birr - Zauditu (Pattern) 1917 (1925) back
¼ Birr - Zauditu (Pattern) 1917 (1925) photo
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¼ Birr - Zauditu Pattern

1917 (1925) year
Gold 10.37 g 25 mm
Description
Issuer
Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Empress
Zauditu (1916-1930)
Type
Pattern
Year
1917 (1925)
Calendar
Ethiopian
Value
¼ Birr / Thaler (የብር፡ሩብ)
Currency
Birr / Thaler (1893-1931)
Composition
Gold
Weight
10.37 g
Diameter
25 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#299100
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Lion of Judea, value below

Script: Ge'ez

Edge

Reeded

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Pattern ¼ Birr - Zauditu (Pattern) 1917 (1925) from Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia) made of Gold weighing 10.37 g is that it was designed by the Italian engraver and artist, G. B. Magnani, and features a portrait of Empress Zauditu, who was the first female ruler of Ethiopia, on the obverse side.