Lot 520
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Menelik II (1889-1913), pattern Birr or Tallero, EE 1895 (1903), by J.C. Chaplain, crowned bust right, as the currency issue but with designer's name in field below chin, rev. lion left, right paw raised, as the currency issue but without designer's name behind lion (Gill M.9), good extremely fine, uneven tone on reverse, rare
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Menelik II (1889-1913), pattern Birr or Tallero, EE 1895 (1903), by J.C. Chaplain, crowned bust right, as the currency issue but with designer's name in field below chin, rev. lion left, right paw raised, as the currency issue but without designer's name behind lion (Gill M.9), good extremely fine, uneven tone on reverse, rare

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Menelik II (1889-1913), pattern Birr or Tallero, EE 1895 (1903), by J.C. Chaplain, crowned bust right, as the currency issue but with designer's name in field below chin, rev. lion left, right paw raised, as the currency issue but without designer's name behind lion (Gill M.9), good extremely fine, uneven tone on reverse, rare
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.