1⁄100 Birr - Menelik II
Features
| Issuer |
Ethiopian Empire
(Ethiopia)
 |
|---|---|
| Emperor |
Menelik II (1889-1913)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1889 (1897) |
| Calendar | Ethiopian |
| Value | 1⁄100 Birr / Thaler (የብር፡መቶወኛ) (0.01) |
| Currency | Birr / Thaler (1893-1931) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 19076 |
| References | KM# 9 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Crowned bust of the 82nd emperor Menelik II right.
Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin
Lettering:
ዳግማዊ፡ምኒልክ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ።
LA GRANGE
Translation: His Imperial Majesty Menelik, King of Kings of Ethiopia
Engraver: Jean Lagrange
Reverse
Value in the middle.
Scripts: Ge'ez, Latin
Lettering:
ሞዓ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ዘእምነገደ ፡ ይሁዳ
የብር መቶወኛ
A
✠ ፲፰፻፹፱ ✠
Translation:
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
One hundredth of a Birr
A
EE1889 (10+8x100+80+9)
Engraver: Jean Lagrange
Edge
Plain
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
Menelik II (1844/1913), initially the Negus, became Emperor, or King of Kings, in 1888.
He enlarged the country and gave it modern status, creating infrastructures such as hospitals, schools and an army capable of repelling Italian advances.
He died in 1913, leaving power to his grandson, then too young to reign.
He enlarged the country and gave it modern status, creating infrastructures such as hospitals, schools and an army capable of repelling Italian advances.
He died in 1913, leaving power to his grandson, then too young to reign.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| 1889 (1897) A | |
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500 000 | $ 8.90 | $ 15 | $ 36 | $ 44 | $ 94 | |||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 128 Lot 1594 
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3 Jun 2024 | UNC |
USD 94.01
(EUR 81.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2020 January 21 NYINC World & Ancient Coins Signature Online Auction 3082 Lot 33670
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21 Jan 2020 |
UNC (NGC MS65 Brown) |
USD 104.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 177 Lot 2068
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6 Dec 2025 | AU |
USD 51.07
(EUR 44.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 57 Lot 605
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19 Mar 2022 | AU |
USD 34.82
(EUR 30.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 128 Lot 1595
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3 Jun 2024 | XF |
USD 35.98
(EUR 31.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 17 Lot 1276
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19 Dec 2020 | XF |
USD 46.42
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Katz Auction 188 Lot 1960
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27 Mar 2026 |
USD 64.99
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Katz Auction 184 Lot 2616
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USD 39.46
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Katz Auction 171 Lot 2842
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10 Oct 2025 |
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