Lion Coin, Please Help Identify (Ethiopia )

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1gtsfan Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 9:40 pm I have no idea where this is from someone please help. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 9:46 pm Ethiopia - 25 Cents - 1936 KM#36 I love the relief of the rim on this one. Don't think I have seen a good picture of this exact coin Report this Post to the Staff
scott3270 Pillar of the Community United States 1116 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 9:53 pm you beat me to it it is from ethiopia I have not seen a coin with a rim like this either interesting Report this Post to the Staff
1gtsfan Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:00 pm wow you guys are quick! thank you so much! yea its a cool looking coin I like it. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:06 pm Yep some of us race each other. But we all love a good challenge Speakin of which I smell a contest coming soon...... Report this Post to the Staff
kuhli Valued Member United States 230 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:11 pm there's a possibility it was struck at the Philly mint. 25 cents (easily determined by the rim edging) KM#36 dated 1944, struck from 1944-1975 minted in Philadelphia USA, Birmingham UK and The Royal Mint in London. Report this Post to the Staff
Zohar444 Pillar of the Community United States 1429 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:39 pm Is this Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia ? The Lion in the back is the known sign - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastafari Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 02:59 am The Lion of Judah was used on the coinage of all emperors of Ethiopia since they began making Western-style coinage in the 1800's. But in this case you are correct; the emperor portrayed here is indeed Haile Selassie, the last emperor. As GO said, the coin is dated "1936" in the Ethiopian calendar, which is eight years behind ours; "1936 EE" translates to 1944 AD. However, as kuhli stated, these coins continued to be struck afterwards, with the date "frozen" at 1936. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
1gtsfan Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 12/10/2008 8:15 pm thank you everyone for all the info. this is really helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
1gtsfan Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 12/10/2008 8:15 pm and very educational. Report this Post to the Staff
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