| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1 Birr (አንድ፡ብር) (1 ETB) |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 135 × 60 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reference(s) | P#30 |
| Obverse description | Black and dark green on light brown and green underprint. Young man at centre right, longhorns at right. Map at left, lion`s head in underprint at left centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | ፩፡ብር የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ National Bank of Ethiopia መስከረም፡፲፱፻፷፱፡ዓ፡ም፡ አንድ፡ብር፡ ONE BIRR የኢትዮጵያ፡ሕጋዊ፡ገንዘብ LEGAL TENDER IN ETHIOPIA ኢትዮጵያ ትቅደም ETHIOPIA TIKDEM 1 (Translation: 1 Birr National Bank of Ethiopia September 1969 A.M. One Birr Legal Tender in Ethiopia Ethiopia First) |
| Reverse description | Black on multicolour underprint. White-throated bee-eaters and Tisisat waterfalls of Blue Nile. Arms (Type A with plough) at right. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 አንድ፡ብር፡ ፩፡ብር (Translation: One Birr 1 Birr) |
| Signature(s) | Tefuerra Deguefé, Tadesse Gebrekidan, |
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| Variants | 1885 is with signatures (20,000 printed, issued) 1886 is without signatures (20,000 printed, never issued) |
| Numisquare ID | 9467366430 |
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