| Issuer | Ethiopia |
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| Year | 1945-1956 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Dollars (፭፻ ብር) |
| Currency | Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976) |
| Composition | Paper |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Security Banknote Company (SBNC), Philadelphia, United States (?-date) |
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| In circulation to | September 1976 |
| Reference(s) | P#17 |
| Obverse description | Emperor Haile Selassie I at left, Holy Trinity church in Addis Abeba in centre |
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| Obverse lettering | የኢትዮጵያ፡መንግስት፡ባንክ፡ አምስት፡መቶ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል። STATE BANK OF ETHIOPIA FIVE HUNDRED ETHIOPIAN DOLLARS (Translation: State Bank of Ethiopia Five Hundred Ethiopian Birr Payable to the Bearer on Demand) |
| Reverse description | Lion of Judah in centre |
| Reverse lettering | ፭፻፡ብር አምስት፡መቶ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ (Translation: 500 Birr Five Hundred Ethiopian Birr) |
| Signature(s) | George A. Blowers, Jack Bennett, Walter Henry Rozell Jr., |
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| Numisquare ID | 4784333390 |
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