1 Ghersh - Menelik II

Features

Issuer	Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Emperor	Menelik II (1889-1913)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1889-1895 (1897-1928)
Calendar	Ethiopian
Value	1 Gersh (፩፡ግርሸ) (1⁄16)
Currency	Birr / Thaler (1893-1931)
Composition	Silver (.835)
Weight	1.4 g
Diameter	16.5 mm
Thickness	0.8 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 11934
References	KM# 12 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Emperor Menelik II Bust Facing Right

Script: Ge'ez

Lettering:
ደግማዊ ፡ ምኒልክ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ።
፲፰፻፺፭

Translation:
His Imperial Majesty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia
10 8 100 90 5 (1895)

Engraver: Franz Xaver Pawlik

Reverse

Lion of Judah: Crowned lion carrying a cross, right foreleg raised

Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin

Lettering:
ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ ።
A
፩ ግርሸ

Translation:
'Moa' the Lion of Judah (Rastafarians claim it means 'the Conquering Lion of Judah', proper reference for this translation is needed)
1 ghersh

Edge

Reeded

Mint

(A)	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Henri-Auguste-Jules Patey, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1896-1930)

Comments

Difference between years:

A variant of the 1903 reverse exists:

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1889 (1897) A	1 000 000		$ 6.80	$ 6.80	$ 27	$ 35	$ 170	፲፰፻፹፱	12%
1891 (1899) A	4 000 000		$ 5.30	$ 7.00	$ 23	$ 28	$ 42	፲፰፻፺፩	18%
1895 (1903) A	44 789 000	$ 7.00	$ 7.00	$ 7.00	$ 11	$ 19	$ 33	፲፰፻፺፭ Struck between 1903 and 1928	76%

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Bullion value: USD 2.76 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.038 oz

Current silver price: 73.38 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232512 Lot 63094	13 Mar 2025	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	UNC (NGC MS66)	USD 216.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232041 Lot 62308	7 Oct 2020	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	UNC (NGC MS64)	USD 69.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 158 Lot 2143	14 May 2025	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	XF	USD 134.68 (EUR 116.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 146 Lot 3280	14 Dec 2024	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	XF	USD 71.98 (EUR 62.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 123 Lot 1701	27 Apr 2024	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	XF	USD 20.90 (EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 1887	24 Feb 2024	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	XF	USD 23.22 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 101 Lot 2151	18 Nov 2023	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	XF	USD 20.90 (EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 88 Lot 1982	28 Jun 2023	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	XF	USD 33.67 (EUR 29.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 84 Lot 2233	27 May 2023	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	XF	USD 26.70 (EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 158 Lot 2144	14 May 2025	1889 (1897) A – ፲፰፻፹፱	F	USD 26.70 (EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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