English name of this country

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Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee
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Posted: 23 May 2025, 22:33 #
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I could ask AI, but I prefer to ask real people who might get a kick out of this item. It is exonumia. 

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asimov37
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Posted: 23 May 2025, 22:36 #
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Hi.

It's Ethiopian.

May 5, 1941 is the day the ethiopians were liberated from italian domination.

Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee
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Posted: 23 May 2025, 23:01 #
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That was fast! 

Thanks for the lesson!🧐

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Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee
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Posted: 23 May 2025, 23:04 #
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Well, that went well. Here's another!

 

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ashlobo
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Posted: 24 May 2025, 02:33 #
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A new constitution for the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma took effect on the eve of its independence day celebrations, establishing a one-party regime
 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1974

Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee
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Posted: 24 May 2025, 03:59 #
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Ah, excellent. They use a script related to those of south India, very interesting.

Here is one last one, in Arabic.

I have made a small start at learning to read Arabic, but I havent gotten on very far.

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numinis
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Posted: 24 May 2025, 12:17 #
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Algeria.

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yvon
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Posted: 24 May 2025, 22:31 #
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Mr.Midnight, what kind of ‘things’ are this actually, what is the use of them?

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Mr. Midnight Catalogue referee
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Posted: 25 May 2025, 01:03 #
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For the answer to that you will have to visit the Exonumia forum…😇

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yvon
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Posted: 25 May 2025, 08:41 #
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Mr. Midnight

For the answer to that you will have to visit the Exonumia forum…😇

Thx. I saw them, very intresting indeed.

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Moneytane
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Posted: 30 May 2025, 13:16 #
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Its Republic of Ethipoia now, but in 1962 it was Kingdom of Ethiopia or even the Solomonite Kingdom of Abyssinia.

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