| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1997-2017 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Birrs (አምስት፡ብር) |
| Currency | Birr (1976-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 65 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London , United Kingdom (1821-date)Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
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| Reference(s) | P#47 |
| Obverse description | Man picking coffee beans at center, coffee plant at right, lion`s head at center left. |
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| Obverse lettering | ፭፡ብር የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ National Bank of Ethiopia ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል። Payable to bearer on demand አምስት፡ብር፡ FIVE BIRR (Translation: 5 Birr National Bank of Ethiopia Payable to bearer on demand Five Birr) |
| Reverse description | Kudu, caracal and Semien Mountains. |
| Reverse lettering | አምስት፡ብር፡ ፭፡ብር 5 (Translation: Five Birr 5 Birr) |
| Signature(s) | Dubale Jale, Teklewold Atnafu, |
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| Numisquare ID | 1616176930 |
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