5 Dollars (፭ ብር), National Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Empire, 1966 (Pick 26)

This 5 Dollars note was issued in Ethiopian Empire by the National Bank of Ethiopia, dated 1966. 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 146 × 65 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 26.

Obverse: Emperor Haile Selassie right Bole Airport, Addis Ababa left Scripts: Ge'ez and Latin. Its lettering reads “የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ፡ / አምስት፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡ / Five Ethiopian Dollars / ላምጪው፡አንዴከፈል፡ሕግ፡ያሰገዽዷል። / Payable to the Bearer on Demand / National Bank of Ethiopia”. Translation given in the catalogue: “National Bank of Ethiopia Five Ethiopian Birr Payable to the Bearer on Demand”. Reverse: Lion of Judah center. Its lettering reads “፭፡ብር / አምስት፡የኢትዮጵያ፡ብር፡”. Translation given in the catalogue: “5 Birr Five Ethiopian Birr”.

The note was printed by De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date). 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.