Ethiopia 25 Matonas world coin 1931

Century 20th century
Type Coin
Issuer Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Emperor Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1923 (1931)
Dating Ethiopian calendar (Geʽez)
Value 25 Matonas
Currency Birr / Thaler (decimalized, 1931-1936)
Composition Nickel
Weight 4.97 g
Diameter 21.58 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number N#4392
Obverse Portrait of Haile Selassié I, facing right, denomination below, date left
Reverse Lion of Judah: Crowned lion right, right foreleg raised holding ribboned cross