This page lists many of the notes that circulated in Ethiopia from 1933 to 1997. It also has links to pictures of the new Eritrean notes and to one East Aftrican note used by the English during their occupation of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Click on the photo to see larger pictures. Use your Back key to return here. The P#s are the currency catalog numbers of the notes.
Ethiopian Currency |
P # | Image | Note | Vignette(s) |
6 |
![](ebay/etp06LG2dol1933fulSm.jpg) | 2 Thalers 1933 | Emperor and empress |
7 |
![]( ebay/etp07LG5dol1933fulSm.jpg) | 5 Thalers 1933 | Kudu or Nyala |
8 |
![]( ebay/etp08LG10dol1932fulSm.jpg) | 10 Thalers 1932 | Leopard |
9 | ![]( ebay/etp09LG50d1932fulSm.jpg) |
50 thalers 1932 | Lion |
12 | ![](ebay/etp12m06SC1col1942fullSm.jpg) |
1 dollar 1946 State bank | farmer plowing w/oxen |
13 | ![](ebay/etp13SC5dol1942fullSm.jpg) |
5 dollars 1946 State bank | bee tree and flowers |
18 | ![](ebay/etp18SC1dol1961fullSm.jpg) |
1 dollar 1961 State bank | coffee tree |
19 | ![](ebay/etp19SC5dol1961fullSm.jpg) |
5 dollars 1961 State bank | Jubilee palace |
20 | ![](ebay/etp20SC10dol1961fullSm.jpg) |
10 dollars 1961 State bank | Massawa port |
25 | ![](ebay/etp25m12SC1dol1966fullSm.jpg) |
1 dollar 1966 National bank | Massawa fm air |
26 | ![](ebay/etp26SC5dol1966stfull1Sm.jpg) |
5 dollars1966 National bank | Addis Ababa airport |
27 | ![](ebay/etp27SC10dol1966stfulSm.jpg) |
10 dollars1966 National bank | National bank |
30b | ![](ebay/etp30bSC1dolfullSm.jpg) |
1 bir National bank 1976 | youth/cows/blue nile falls/birds |
31a | ![](ebay/etp31aSC5dolfullSm.jpg) |
5 bir National bank 1976 | man picking coffee/map/animals |
43a | ![](ebay/etp43aSC10dol191fullSm.jpg) |
10 bir National bank 1991 | woman weaving basket/tractor |
46 | Pic. |
1 bir National bank 1997 | youth/cows/blue nile falls/birds |
47 | Pic. |
5 bir National bank 1997 | man picking coffee/map/animals |
48 | Pic. |
10 bir National bank 1997 | woman weaving basket/tractor |
Eritrea |
1 | ![]( graphics/ER1Nakfa150.jpg) |
1 nakfa 1997 | girls/kids in open school |
2 | ![]( graphics/ER5Nakfa150.jpg) |
5 nakfa 1997 | Youth and man/fever tree/camel |
3 | ![]( graphics/ER10Nakfa150.jpg) |
10 nakfa 1997 | young women/camel/truck as train engine on bridge near Massawa |
4 | ![]( graphics/ER20Nakfa150.jpg) |
20 nakfa 1997 | young women/camel/tractor/field work |
5 | ![]( graphics/ER50Nakfa150.jpg) |
50 nakfa 1997 | young men/camel/ships in Massawa |
East African currency used by England during Eritrean occupation |
28b | ![]( ebay/eafp28bLG5shil1949fulSm.jpg) |
5 shillings 1/1949 | East Aftrican Currency Board |