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smalldawg59 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 04/09/2016 10:08 am Any clues as to country of original and silver content? Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 04/09/2016 10:59 am I cant tell denomination, but it's Ethiopian. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5298 Posts	Posted 04/09/2016 11:32 am The first is of silver, (.835). The weight will give you the denomination. I cannot read the inscription very well, but it gives the denomination in Ethiopian, as well as the date. It would be late 1800s or early 1900s. The second is Egyptian, a 5/10 Qirsh, dated AH 1293, year 10 (about 1886) Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34567 Posts	Posted 04/09/2016 11:49 am with oriole and fioti. It is a fractional Birr from Ethiopia. If the mass is about 3.5 g, then it is a 1/8 Birr; if it is about 7 g, then it is a 1/4 Birr; if it is about 14 g, then it is a 1/2 Birr; if it is about 28 g, then it is a 1 Birr. The date (under the right-facing bust of Menelik II) is somewhat worn, but it appears to me to be EE 18X9, where I cannot make out the third digit. However, I think that one of the frozen dates on these was 1889, so that is my best guess. As the Ethiopians used a calendar with a different year zero, this corresponds to AD 1897. The "A" mark under the exergue on the rev means that this coin was minted in Paris. I believe that only the 1/4, 1/2, and 1 Birr coins have the date 1889 and the A mint mark. Nice pick-up! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
smalldawg59 Valued Member United States 484 Posts	Posted 04/10/2016 9:01 pm Much thanks for the help! Report this Post to the Staff
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