5 Santeem - Hailé Selassié I

Features

Issuer	Ethiopian Empire (Ethiopia)
Emperor	Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1936 (1944-1966)
Calendar	etiopski
Value	5 Santeem (አምስት፡ሳንቲም) (0.05)
Currency	Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976)
Composition	Mosiądz (95% Copper, Zinc 5%)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.75 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	September 1976
Number	N# 5946
References	KM# 33 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 29 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Popiersie Haile Selassie, data poniżej Automatically translated

Script: Gyyz

Lettering: ፲፱፻፴፮

Reverse

Lew Judy w koronie po prawej, prawa przednia noga uniesiona, trzyma krzyż ze wstęgą Automatically translated

Script: Gyyz

Lettering: አምስት:ሳንቲም

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mints

	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Comments

Wybito je w latach 1944-1962 w Filadelfii w Stanach Zjednoczonych i w latach 1964-1966 w Birmingham w Wielkiej Brytanii.

Pomimo tego, że w Standardowym Katalogu Monet Świata monety te zostały wymienione jako miedziane, oficjalne dane Mennicy Stanów Zjednoczonych i Mennicy Królewskiej wskazują, że monety te zostały wybite w miedzi i cynku (mosiądzu).

Z emisji filadelfijskiej, 3.162.000 sztuk wybito w 1944 roku, 12.838.000 sztuk wybito w 1945 roku, 10.000.000 sztuk wybito w 1946 roku, 12.000.000 sztuk wybito w 1947 roku, 16.000.000 sztuk wybito w 1949 roku, 5.112.000 sztuk wybito w 1952 roku, 34.888.000 sztuk wybito w 1953 roku, 10.000.000 sztuk wybito w 1958 roku, a 5.000.000 sztuk wybito w 1952 roku.

Z emisji w Birmingham 11 952 000 sztuk wybito w 1964 roku, 38 048 000 sztuk w 1965 roku i 60 000 000 sztuk w 1966 roku.

Źródło informacji o emisji filadelfijskiej: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112105194416&view=1up&seq=123&skin=2021 Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Struck between 1944-1962 in Philadelphia, United States and 1964-1966 in Birmingham, UK.

Despite being listed in the Standard Catalog of World Coins as Copper, official US Mint and Royal Mint records state that these coins were minted in Copper and Zinc (Brass).

Of the Philadelphia issue, 3,162,000 were minted in 1944, 12,838,000 were minted in 1945, 10,000,000 were minted in 1946, 12,000,000 were minted in 1947, 16,000,000 were minted in 1949, 5,112,000 were minted in 1952, 34,888,000 were minted in 1953, 10,000,000 were minted in 1958, and 5,000,000 were minted in 1952.

Of the Birmingham issue, 11,952,000 were minted in 1964, 38,048,000 were minted in 1965, and 60,000,000 were minted in 1966.

Source for Philadelphia issue: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112105194416&view=1up&seq=123&skin=2021

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Date			Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1936 (1944)			219 000 000	$ 0.36	$ 0.36	$ 0.55	$ 1.20	$ 1.30	$ 1.50	$ 2.00		(en) ፲፱፻፴፮

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 194 Lot 1317	15 May 2026	UNC	USD 5.81 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 169 Lot 2159	20 Sep 2025	UNC	Unsold
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