Ethiopian birr
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The birr is the primary unit of currency in Ethiopia. It is subdivided into 100 santims.
1932 birr
Reverse of a 50 metonnyas coin from 1931 (EE1923)
1961 birr
Ethiopia
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Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to
Ethiopian birr
…The birr (Amharic: ብር) is the primary unit of currency in Ethiopia. It is subdivided into 100 santims. In 1931, Emperor Haile Selassie formally requested that the international community uses the name Ethiopia (as it…
A Homo sapiens idaltu hominid skull
Aksumite currency of the Aksumite king Endybis (227–235), British Museum
Biete Medhane Alem, built during Zagwe dynasty in the Middle Ages
A copy of 17th century philosophical and ethical treatise by Ethiopian philosopher Zara Yaqob