Coin

Museum number:
5-4715
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2078
Description:
Copper “santim” (centime). Obverse: bust of Haile Selassie and date “1937” in Ethiopian calendar. Reverse: Lion (symbol of Ethiopia) and inscription. Denomination: .05 (two franc) Diameter: 2 cm. Date collected: ca. 1965 Remarks: .5 and .10 santim coins most common; date always kept same on coins (i.e. 1937 in Ethiopian calendar).
Donor:
Frederick C. Gamst and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1945-1965 AD
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Coin, accession number 5-4715, described as Copper “santim” (centime). Obverse: bust of Haile Selassie and date “1937” in Ethiopian calendar. Reverse: Lion (symbol of Ethiopia) and inscription. Denomination: .05 (two franc) Diameter: 2 cm. Date collected: ca. 1965 Remarks: .5 and .10 santim coins most common; date always kept same on coins (i.e. 1937 in Ethiopian calendar).Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Coin, accession number 5-4715, described as Copper “santim” (centime). Obverse: bust of Haile Selassie and date “1937” in Ethiopian calendar. Reverse: Lion (symbol of Ethiopia) and inscription. Denomination: .05 (two franc) Diameter: 2 cm. Date collected: ca. 1965 Remarks: .5 and .10 santim coins most common; date always kept same on coins (i.e. 1937 in Ethiopian calendar).Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Coin, accession number 5-4715, described as Copper “santim” (centime). Obverse: bust of Haile Selassie and date “1937” in Ethiopian calendar. Reverse: Lion (symbol of Ethiopia) and inscription. Denomination: .05 (two franc) Diameter: 2 cm. Date collected: ca. 1965 Remarks: .5 and .10 santim coins most common; date always kept same on coins (i.e. 1937 in Ethiopian calendar).Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Coin, accession number 5-4715, described as Copper “santim” (centime). Obverse: bust of Haile Selassie and date “1937” in Ethiopian calendar. Reverse: Lion (symbol of Ethiopia) and inscription. Denomination: .05 (two franc) Diameter: 2 cm. Date collected: ca. 1965 Remarks: .5 and .10 santim coins most common; date always kept same on coins (i.e. 1937 in Ethiopian calendar).Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Coin, accession number 5-4715, described as Copper “santim” (centime). Obverse: bust of Haile Selassie and date “1937” in Ethiopian calendar. Reverse: Lion (symbol of Ethiopia) and inscription. Denomination: .05 (two franc) Diameter: 2 cm. Date collected: ca. 1965 Remarks: .5 and .10 santim coins most common; date always kept same on coins (i.e. 1937 in Ethiopian calendar).Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Coin, accession number 5-4715, described as Copper “santim” (centime). Obverse: bust of Haile Selassie and date “1937” in Ethiopian calendar. Reverse: Lion (symbol of Ethiopia) and inscription. Denomination: .05 (two franc) Diameter: 2 cm. Date collected: ca. 1965 Remarks: .5 and .10 santim coins most common; date always kept same on coins (i.e. 1937 in Ethiopian calendar).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin, accession number 5-4715, described as Copper “santim” (centime). Obverse: bust of Haile Selassie and date “1937” in Ethiopian calendar. Reverse: Lion (symbol of Ethiopia) and inscription. Denomination: .05 (two franc) Diameter: 2 cm. Date collected: ca. 1965 Remarks: .5 and .10 santim coins most common; date always kept same on coins (i.e. 1937 in Ethiopian calendar).

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