Coins of 
Ethiopia

Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Fēdēralāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī
Rīpeblīk)

100 santim (single: santim) = 1 Ethiopian birr (plural: birr) [ETB]
Symbols: Br, ብር (Birr)

Languages on coins: Amharic
Alphabets on coins: Ge'ez
Numerals on coins: Ge'ez
Calendars on coins: Ethiopian

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Unknown Marks

Monogram of "CV", found on 10 and 20 birr coin from 1966

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Mint Marks

Monnaie de Paris, Pessac (FRA), Cornucopia

Privy Marks

Courtesy of Jon Hayward

Henri Auguste Patey (FRA), 1896 - 1930, torch

Designer Marks

National identification and other marks

Legend

Ethiopia in Amharic: "ኢትዮጵያ"

Currency

Birr in Amharic: "ብር"

The birr is the national currency of Ethiopia. 

Santim in Amharic: "ሳንቲም"

The santim is a hundredth (1/100) of an Ethiopian birr. The word is derived from the French word centime.

Written numbers

The written number one or 1 in Amhari language: "ነሐሴ"

The written number five or 5 in Amhari language: "አምስት"