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10 Thalers / Birr
| Issuer | Bank of Abyssinia |
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| Year | 1915-1929 |
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| Size | 169 × 88 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a leopard in a naturalistic pose, set against a radiating guilloche underprint in green and brown tones. A lion passant appears at the left margin and a classical building vignette at the right; corner numerals read '10' and '1' in alternating positions. The bank name and denomination legends are rendered in both Latin and Ge'ez scripts, with the payability clause in French across the lower portion. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF ABYSSINIA የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ። DIX THALERS አስር፡ብር። PAYABLES A ADDIS-ABABA AU PORTEUR ADIS-ABABA ፀዳሊ፡ሃሃ። POUR BANK OF ABYSSINIA ቤል፡አስቀድዮ፡ ባንኩ። GOUVERNEUR አንሩ። አዲስ፡አበባ፡ሌ፡አስቀሙ፡ ወ፡ሚኒሌፉ። (Translation: Bank of Ethiopia Ten Birr Payable at Addis Ababa to the Bearer Governor) |
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| Reverse lettering | ፲ የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ። ፲ (Translation: 10 Bank of Ethiopia 10) |
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