Description:
Obverse
Roaring Ethiopian (or Abyssinian lion) lion's head facing right
Binomial Name: Panthera leo roosevelti
lettering amh. for "Ethiopia", "2002"
Reverse
Weighing scales
lettering amh. for "1 Birr", "One Birr"
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