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Talari - Haile Selassie I
| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1931 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Bearded effigy of Emperor Haile Selassie I facing right, wearing an elaborate imperial crown surmounted by a cross and draped in a ceremonial mantle richly decorated with stars, crosses, and ornamental motifs. The truncation features intricate regalia detailing. A circular legend in Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script surrounds the portrait within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Ethiopic (Ge'ez) |
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| Reverse description | The crowned Lion of Judah passant left, wearing an imperial crown and grasping an upright sceptre or spear in its right forepaw, with its elaborately curled tail arching over its back. A six-pointed Star of David appears in the lower field beneath the lion, which stands on a ground line. A Ge'ez legend encircles the design within a beaded border, with additional inscription in the exergue below. |
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