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Reverse © tolnomur (CC BY-NC-SA)
1 Santeem FAO
| Aluminium-magnesium (98% Aluminium, 2% Magnesium) | 0.6 g | 17 mm |
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
|---|---|
| Period | Provisional Military Administrative Council (የኅብረተሰብአዊት ኢትዮጵያ ጊዜያዊ ወታደራዊ መንግሥት) (1974-1987) Federal Democratic Republic (ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ) (1995-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1969-1997 (1977-2005) |
| Calendar | Ethiopian |
| Value | 1 Santim (አንድ፡ሳንቲም) 0.01 ETB = USD 0.000083 |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium-magnesium (98% Aluminium, 2% Magnesium) |
| Weight | 0.6 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#2997 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 6% |
Reverse
Pair of Oxen and Farmer
Script: Ge'ez
Lettering:
1
አንድ:ሳንቲም
Translation:
1
One Santeem
Engraver: Stuart Devlin
Edge
Plain
Comment
ObverseDie I - Lion head to the right, thick script, long well graved locks of hair, the wiskers at the bottom are evenly cut.
Die II - Lion to the left, thin script, short locks of hair, there are two long wiskers at the bottom.
Die III - Large lion head, details almost touch the rim.
Reverse
Die A - thick script, numeral 1 closer to peasant, details far from rim, the soil depicted with rould clods of earth.
Die B - thin script, numeral 1 in the middle between peasant and horn of bull, details closer to rim, the soil depicted with hill-shape clods of earth.
Die C - thick script, details close to rim, FM monogram to the right.
