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½ Birr (የብር ፡ አላድ - Ya Birr Alad (half) - raised left forele

Country:: Ethiopia
Series:: 1887~1913 - Emperor Menelik II
Catalog codes:: ColnectIsBest
Themes:: Cornucopias (Horn of Plenty) | Crosses | Crowns and Coronets | Emperors | Lions | Ribbons | Seals (Emblems)
Issued on:: 1894
Last issue date:: 1896
Distribution:: Standard Circulation
Mints:: Monnaie de Paris (A), Paris, France
Orientation:: Coin alignment ↑O↓
Shape:: Circular
Rim:: Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
Weight:: 14.0375 grams
Diameter:: 30 mm
Face value:: ½ br - Ethiopian birr
Known mintage:: 430,200
Composition Details:: 835/1000 Silver .3768 oz. ASW, 165/1000 copper
Score:: 83% Accuracy: Medium
Related items:: 1 (See)
Description:: Front: Crowned lion emblem (Conquering Lion of Judah, left)
looking to the front holding cross with ribbon raised left foreleg
designer: (lower-center) C.ASRAMGE
above mintmarks:
(left, mint director's privy mark) cornucopia (c, Paris Mint)
(center) A (Paris Mint, France)
(right, engraver general's privy mark)
fasces (f, 1880-1896, ...)
torch (t, 1896-1930, Henry Patey)
legend: (above, title) ሞዓ፡ አንበሳ፡ ዘእምነገደ፡ ይሁዳ።
(transliterated: mō'ā 'anbessā ze'imneggede yihudā)
(translated: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah)
(bottom, value in Amharic) የብር ፡ አላድ (Yaber 'a.la.də Birr half)
Back: Crowned bust of 82th emperor Menelik II (right, 1889-1913)
legend: (above, ruler in Amharic, left) ዳግማዊ፡ምኒልክ
(transliterated: dagmäwi minilik)
(translated: Imperial Majesty (emperor) Menelik)
(right) ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ
(transliterated: niguse negest ze'ītyōṗṗyā)
(translated: king of kings of Ethiopia)
(bottom, year in Amharic) ፲፰፻፹፯ (10+8x100+80+7 = EE1887 (1893-1894))
፲፰፻፹፰ (10+8x100+80+8 = EE1888 (1895-1896))
፲፰፻፹፱ (10+8x100+80+9 = EE1889 (1896-1897))
Edge: G - grained, type: bars

Formerly known as: y8
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½ Birr (የብር ፡ አላድ - Ya Birr Alad (half) - raised right leg

Country:: Ethiopia
Series:: 1887~1913 - Emperor Menelik II
Catalog codes:: ColnectIsBest
Variants:: Click to see variants
Themes:: Crosses | Crowns and Coronets | Emperors | Lions | Ribbons | Seals (Emblems)
Issued on:: ColnectScrp
Last issue date:: iInfringe
Distribution:: Standard Circulation
Orientation:: Medal alignment ↑O↑
Shape:: Circular
Rim:: Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
Weight:: 14.04 grams
Diameter:: 30 mm
Face value:: ½ br - Ethiopian birr
Composition Details:: 835/1000 Silver .3768 oz. ASW, 165/1000 copper
Score:: 96% Accuracy: Low
Description:: Front: Crowned lion emblem (Conquering Lion of Judah, left)
looking to the front holding cross with ribbon raised right foreleg
designer: (lower-center) C.ASRAMGE
legend: (above, title) ሞዓ፡ አንበሳ፡ ዘእምነገደ፡ ይሁዳ።
(transliterated: mō'ā 'anbessā ze'imneggede yihudā)
(translated: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah)
(bottom, value in Amharic) የብር ፡ አላድ (Yaber 'a.la.də Birr half)
Back: Crowned bust of 82th emperor Menelik II (right, 1889-1913)
legend: (above, ruler in Amharic, left) ዳግማዊ፡ምኒልክ
(transliterated: dagmäwi minilik)
(translated: Imperial Majesty (emperor) Menelik)
(right) ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ
(transliterated: niguse negest ze'ītyōṗṗyā)
(translated: king of kings of Ethiopia)
(bottom, year in Amharic) ፲፰፻፹፱ (10+8x100+80+9 = EE1889 (1897))
Edge: G - grained, type: bars

Formerly known as: y20
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½ Crown (George V)

Country:: iInfringe
Series:: iInfringe
Catalog codes:: ColnectIsBest
Variants:: iInfringe
Themes:: VisitColnectCom
Issued on:: 1911
Last issue date:: 1919
Distribution:: VisitColnectCom
Mints:: ColnectIsBest
Orientation:: from colnect.com
Shape:: ColnectScrp
Rim:: from colnect.com
Weight:: iInfringe
Diameter:: ColnectScrp
Thickness:: iInfringe
Face value:: CopyWrong
Known mintage:: from colnect.com
Composition Details:: 925/1000 Silver .4204 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper
Score:: ColnectIsBest
Related items:: ColnectScrp
Description:: Front: Crowned escutcheon (party per cross,
1+4 England, 2 Scotland, 3 Ireland) above circular belt (garter)
with motto (right) MAL • Y PENSE • (left) HONI SOIT • QVI
(translation: Evil be to him who thinks evil of it)
(motto of the British chivalric Order of the Garter)
legend: (title, top-left) FID: DEF: (Fidei Defensor,
translation: Defender of the Faith)
(top-right) IND: IMP: (Indiae imperator, translation: Emperor of India)
(left/right, bottom-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(value, lower-left) H A L F (lower-right) CROWN
(year, bottom-left) 19 (bottom-right) 11 - 19
Back: Head king George V (left, 1910-1936)
designer: (on truncation) B.M. (Edgar Bertram Mackennal,
sculptor, 1863– 1931)
legend: (ruler) GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX
(Dei Gratia Britanniarum Omnium Rex,
translation: by the Grace of God king of all British)

Formerly known as: y69
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½ Soles

Country:: Peru
Series:: 1863~1965 - Republic (Decimal) Circulation
Catalog codes:: Col:PE-000066, WCC:km203
Themes:: Coats of Arms | Legends | Ribbons | Seals (Emblems) | Symbols | Women | Wreaths
Issued on:: iInfringe
Last issue date:: VisitColnectCom
Distribution:: Standard Circulation
Mints:: Casa Nacional de Moneda, Lima, Peru
Orientation:: Coin alignment ↑O↓
Shape:: Circular
Rim:: Raised. Gladiform. Both sides
Weight:: 12.5 grams
Diameter:: 30 mm
Face value:: ½ S/. - Peruvian sol
Known mintage:: 2,335,000
Composition Details:: 0.9 Silver 0.3617 oz. ASW0.9 Silver 0.3617 oz. ASW
Score:: 68% Accuracy: High
Related items:: 1 (See)
Description:: ColnectScrp
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½ Intis (Pachacutec)

Country:: Peru
Series:: 1985~1990 - Intis
Catalog codes:: from colnect.com
Variants:: Click to see variants
Themes:: Maps | Ribbons | Tribal Chiefs and Caciques
Issued on:: ColnectIsBest
Last issue date:: iInfringe
Distribution:: Numismatic Product
Mints:: Casa Nacional de Moneda, Lima, Peru
Orientation:: Coin alignment ↑O↓
Shape:: Circular
Weight:: 16.8 grams
Diameter:: 31 mm
Face value:: ½ Peruvian inti
Composition Details:: 925/1000 Silver .4996 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper
Score:: 89% Accuracy: Medium
Description:: Obverse: Map within design and styilized bow
Reverse: Native head left divides date
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