5 Santeem Non Magnetic

1969 (1977) year


Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)	3 g	20 mm

Issuer	Ethiopia
Period	Provisional Military Administrative Council (የኅብረተሰብአዊት ኢትዮጵያ ጊዜያዊ ወታደራዊ መንግሥት) (1974-1987)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1969 (1977)
Calendar	Ethiopian
Value	5 Santims (አምስት፡ሳንቲም) 0.05 ETB = USD 0.00041
Currency	Birr (1976-date)
Composition	Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)
Weight	3 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.29 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated	2024-10-04

Numista	N#4760
Rarity index	8%

Reverse

Militia figure walking on a road in front of a landscape with mountains in the horizon. Denomination in occidental numeral on the left.

Script: Ge'ez

Lettering:
5
አምስት:ሳንቲም

Translation:
5
Five santeem (āmisiti sanitīmi)

Engraver: Stuart Devlin

Plain