100 Dollars (፻ ብር), State Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Empire, 1945–1956 (Pick 16)

This 100 Dollars note was issued in Ethiopian Empire by the State Bank of Ethiopia, with dates recorded from 1945–1956. It belongs to the Birr / Ethiopian Dollar (1945-1976) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Haile Selassie I (1930-1936, 1941-1974). It measures 165 × 84 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 16.

Obverse: Emperor Haile Selassie I at left, Imperial Palace in centre Scripts: Ge'ez and Latin. Its lettering reads “የኢትዮጵያ፡መንግስት፡ባንክ፡ / መቶ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ / ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል። / STATE BANK OF ETHIOPIA / ONE HUNDRED ETHIOPIAN DOLLARS”. Translation given in the catalogue: “State Bank of Ethiopia Hundred Ethiopian Birr Payable to the Bearer on Demand”. Reverse: Lion of Judah in centre. Its lettering reads “፻፡ብር / መቶ፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡”. Translation given in the catalogue: “100 Birr Hundred Ethiopian Birr”.

The note was printed by Security Banknote Company (SBNC), Philadelphia, United States (?-date). Signatures recorded for the type: George A. Blowers (GAB) (Governor); Jack Bennett (JB) (Governor); Walter Henry Rozell Jr. (WHRJ) (Governor). Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 23 July 1945. Demonetized: September 1976. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.