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5 Birr / Ethiopian Dollars
| Issuer | State Bank of Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1945-1956 |
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| In circulation to | September 1976 |
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| Obverse description | At left, an oval vignette of Emperor Haile Selassie I in bust portrait; at centre, a second oval vignette of an acacia tree with beehives, surrounded by a floral and bee motif underprint. The note carries Amharic and English legends with the issuing authority and denomination, flanked by intricate guilloche border work. |
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| Reverse description | Central oval vignette of the Lion of Judah, crowned and sejant, holding a staff bearing a cross with a flowing banner, set against a mountain landscape. The vignette is framed by elaborate scrollwork and guilloche lathe-work in orange-red tones, with Ge'ez numeral denomination panels in each corner and a Amharic inscription cartouche below the central oval. |
| Reverse lettering | ፭፡ብር አምስት፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ (Translation: 5 Birr Five Ethiopian Birr) |
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