Paper money

Museum number:
5-4601
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2078
Description:
$1.00 paper currency. Obverse: “State Bank of Ethiopia”, Haile Selassie’s bust appears on right; coffee trees on left; black ink. Reverse: Crowned lion holds staff with cross and banner; green ink.
Donor:
Frederick C. Gamst and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ethiopia
Collector:
Frederick C. Gamst
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Paper money
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Paper money, accession number 5-4601, described as $1.00 paper currency. Obverse: “State Bank of Ethiopia”, Haile Selassie’s bust appears on right; coffee trees on left; black ink. Reverse: Crowned lion holds staff with cross and banner; green ink.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Paper money, accession number 5-4601, described as $1.00 paper currency. Obverse: “State Bank of Ethiopia”, Haile Selassie’s bust appears on right; coffee trees on left; black ink. Reverse: Crowned lion holds staff with cross and banner; green ink.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paper money, accession number 5-4601, described as $1.00 paper currency. Obverse: “State Bank of Ethiopia”, Haile Selassie’s bust appears on right; coffee trees on left; black ink. Reverse: Crowned lion holds staff with cross and banner; green ink.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Paper money, accession number 5-4601, described as $1.00 paper currency. Obverse: “State Bank of Ethiopia”, Haile Selassie’s bust appears on right; coffee trees on left; black ink. Reverse: Crowned lion holds staff with cross and banner; green ink.

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