The Banknotes of Ethiopia

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Bank of Ethiopia (1932-1935)

P6	2 Thalers 1er Juin 1933
Images courtesy Ron Wise

P7	5 Thalers 1 Mai 1932
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P8	10 Thalers le 1 Mai 1932
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P8	10 Thalers le 29 Avril 1933
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P9	50 Thalers le 1 Mai 1932
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P10	10 Thalers le 1 Mai 1932
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P11	500 Thalers le 1 Mai 1932
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

State Bank of Ethiopia (1945-1961)

P12b	1 Ethiopian Dollar (1945)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P12c	1 Ethiopian Dollar (1945)
Signature 3. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P13b	5 Ethiopian Dollars (1945)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P13c	5 Ethiopian Dollars (1945)
Signature 3. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P14a	10 Ethiopian Dollars (1945)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P15c	50 Ethiopian Dollars (1945)
Signature 3. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P16a	100 Ethiopian Dollars (1945)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P17a	500 Ethiopian Dollars (1945)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P17b	500 Ethiopian Dollars (1945)
Signature 2. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P18a	1 Ethiopian Dollar (1961)
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P19a	5 Ethiopian Dollars (1961)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P20a	10 Ethiopian Dollars (1961)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P21a	20 Ethiopian Dollars (1961)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P22a	50 Ethiopian Dollars (1961)
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P22s	50 Ethiopian Dollars (1961)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P23a	100 Ethiopian Dollars (1961)
Signature title = Governor. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P23b	100 Ethiopian Dollars (1961)
Signature title = Acting Governor. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P24s	500 Ethiopian Dollars (1961)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

National Bank of Ethiopia (1966-present)

P25a	1 Ethiopian Dollar (1966)
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P26a	5 Ethiopian Dollars (1966)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P27a	10 Ethiopian Dollars (1966)
Single-letter serial number prefix. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P27a	10 Ethiopian Dollars (1966)
Two-letter serial number prefix. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P28a	50 Ethiopian Dollars (1966)
Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P29a	100 Ethiopian Dollars (1966)
Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P30a	1 Birr L.EE1969 (1976)
Signature 1. Arms type "A". Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P30b	1 Birr L.EE1969 (1976)
Signature 2. Arms type "A". Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P31a	5 Birr L.EE1969 (1976)
Signature 1. Arms type "A". Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P32a	10 Birr L.EE1969 (1976)
Signature 1. Arms type "A". Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P33b	50 Birr L.EE1969 (1976)
Signature 2. Arms type "A". Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P34b	100 Birr L.EE1969 (1976)
Signature 2. Arms type "A". Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P37	5 Birr L.EE1969 (1987)
Signature 3. Arms type "A". Images courtesy Ron Wise

P40	100 Birr ee 1969 (1976)
Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P41a	1 Birr L.EE1969 (1991)
Signature 3. Arms type "D". Images courtesy Ron Wise

P43a	10 Birr L.EE1969 (1991)
Signature 3. Arms type "D". Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P43b	10 Birr L.EE1969 (1991)
Signature 4. Arms type "D". Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P45a	100 Birr L.EE1969 (1991)
Signature 3. Arms type "D". Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P45b	100 Birr L.EE1969 (1991)
Signature 4. Arms type "D". Images courtesy Ron Wise

P46a	1 Birr EE1989 / 1997
Signature 5. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P46c	1 Birr EE1995 / 2003
Signature 6. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P46d	1 Birr EE1998 / 2006
Signature 6. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P47a	5 Birr EE1989 / 1997
Signature 5. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P47b	5 Birr EE1992 / 2000
Signature 6. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P47c	5 Birr EE1995 / 2003
Signature 6. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P48d	10 Birr EE1998 / 2006
Signature 6. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P49a	50 Birr EE1989 / 1997
Signature 5. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P51d	50 Birr EE2003 / 2011
Signature 6. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P52b	100 Birr EE1997 / 2004
Signature 6. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

P52c	100 Birr EE1998 / 2006
Signature 6. Images courtesy Omer Yalcinkaya

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