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Ethiopia
Ethiopia
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Ethiopia

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Ethiopia, 1 birr 2000, P46b Ethiopia, 1 birr 2000, P46b Ethiopia, 5 birr 1991, P42 Ethiopia, 5 birr 1991, P42
Ethiopia, 5 birr 1997, P47a Ethiopia, 5 birr 1997, P47a Ethiopia, 10 birr 1991, P43b Ethiopia, 10 birr 1991, P43b
Ethiopia, 10 birr 2003, P48c Ethiopia, 10 birr 2003, P48c

The first national currency of Ethiopia were the talari, or "Menelik talers", issued since 1894. In 1934 the italian lire became legal tender due to italian occupancy. In 1945 the ethiopian dollar was introduced, and it was renamed into the birr in 1976. 1 birr equals 100 cents.

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