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10 Thalers / Birr
| Issuer | Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1932-1935 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a leopard in a naturalistic setting, flanked at left by an intaglio vignette of the Lion of Judah standing on a plinth and at right by a vignette of the Bank of Ethiopia building in Addis Ababa. The upper portion carries the bank title in English and Amharic script within a decorative guilloche banner, with denomination panels in ornate cartouches at each corner. Date and place of issue appear at right, with two manuscript signatures below, the right one annotated 'GOUVERNEUR / አዛዥ'. |
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| Reverse description | Elaborate geometric and foliate intaglio design in green and purple tones, built around a large central guilloche medallion with radiating engine-turned patterns. A rectangular panel at centre bears the bank name in Amharic Ge'ez script, flanked on each side by numerals '10' within ornate cartouches. Palm-frond vignettes radiate from the lateral margins, and the printer's imprint appears at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | ፲ የኢትዮጵያ፡ባንክ። ፲ BRADBURY WILKINSON & Cᵒ Lᵗᵈ ENGRAVERS, LONDON (Translation: 10 Bank of Ethiopia 10) |
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