Ethiopia, Menelik II, Birr, EE 1892/1899, Paris, Pattern, Brass, NGC, TOP POP!

Crowned bust of Menelik II on the right., Crowned Lion of Judas on the left, holding a long cross., Graded NGC MS64. Top pop, the finest example graded by NGC! Extremely rare and splendid brass pattern, without mintmark. Probably one of the few surviving specimens, if not the only one preserved to this day, not referenced in reference works and hardly ever offered for sale!, ዳግማዊ፡ምኒልክ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ, ሞዓ:አንበሳ·ዘእምነገደ:ይሁዳ:: / ነሐሴ:ብር

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