THE OBVERSE
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Image: Петров Эдуард (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Denomination1 Matonya (0.01 Birr)
Country / EmpireEthiopia
Obverse DesignCrowned bust of Emperor Menelik II facing right; legend: "ደግማዊ ንጉሠ ነገሥት ዘኢትዮጵያ።" (Menelik II, King of Kings of Ethiopia)
Reverse DesignLion of Judah with a cross staff; legend: "ሞዓ አንበሳ ዘእምነገደ ይሁዳ" (The Lion of Judah has conquered), denomination: "የብር መቶወኛ" (one hundredth of a Birr), date: "፲፰፻፹፱" (1889 Ethiopian calendar)

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