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Ethiopian birr


Name: Ethiopian birr
Defn: 100c=1$=1br=1b
Symbol:
Code: ETB
Desc:
First year: 1936
Units of money:
cent c 1
birr $, b 100

Users of this currency: Eritrea (143 stamps, 1991-1997), Ethiopia (1697 stamps, 1936-2021)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 3   Ethiopia 4/1/1936 issue=1936 provisional ... Ethiopia 4/2/1951 grn issue=1951 due
2c 2   Ethiopia 4/1/1936 issue=1936 provisional, Ethiopia 8/23/1947 blvio issue=1947 d=Trinity Church & Haile Selassie
3c 3   Ethiopia 4/1/1936 issue=1936 provisional ... Ethiopia 7/19/1965 dt=development
4c 5   Ethiopia 4/1/1936 issue=1936 provisional ... Ethiopia 4/27/2000 d=Cross of Lalibela
0.05b 4   Ethiopia 12/2/2014 issue=Diamond Jubilee Celebration of the University of gondar ... Ethiopia 6/5/2018 issue=Churches 3rd Series d=Narga Selassie Monastery (Baher Dar)
= 5c 121   Ethiopia 4/1/1936 issue=1936 provisional ... Ethiopia 6/20/2005 issue=Black Rhinoceros d=black rhinoceros (2005)
5+10c 1   Ethiopia 5/8/1950 grn issue=Red Cross 1950
8c 4   Ethiopia 6/22/1942 issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b ... Ethiopia 8/28/1959 vio issue=30th Anniversary of Airmail Service in Ethiopia
8+8c 1   Ethiopia 11/17/1951 issue=Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition 1951
0.10b 6   Ethiopia 3/19/2013 issue=Golden Jubilee of African Union ... Ethiopia 6/14/2016 issue=Waterfalls 2016 d=Habera Waterfall - Bale
= 10c 141   Ethiopia 3/23/1942 rose&ind&blk d=Haile Selassie 1942 a ... Ethiopia 5/13/2014 issue=Telecommunication
10c+2c 1   Ethiopia 7/23/1963 viobl issue=Aid for the Disabled Fund
10+10c 1   Ethiopia 5/8/1950 red issue=Red Cross 1950
12c 5   Ethiopia 6/22/1942 issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b ... Ethiopia 8/23/1947 issue=1947
12+5c 1   Ethiopia 11/17/1951 issue=Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition 1951
0.15b 8   Ethiopia 9/28/2006 issue=60th Anniversary of Ethiopian Airlines d=C-47A Dakota III ... Ethiopia 8/24/2017 issue=Gates of Harar d=Buda
= 15c 136   Ethiopia 11/3/1943 issue=obelisk restoration ... Ethiopia 10/1/2021 issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
15c+2c 1   Ethiopia 5/7/1959 red&ol issue=Red Cross 100th
15c+3c 1   Ethiopia 7/23/1963 red issue=Aid for the Disabled Fund
0.20b 5   Ethiopia 5/24/2011 dt=mosques (2011) ... Ethiopia 9/8/2012 issue=Ethiopian Writers 2nd series d=Temesegen Gebre
= 20c 110   Ethiopia 3/23/1942 ultra&ind&blk d=Haile Selassie 1942 a ... Ethiopia 6/20/2005 issue=Black Rhinoceros d=black rhinoceros (2005)
20+3c 1   Ethiopia 12/15/1958 viogray&red issue=Anti-tuberculosis Fund 1958
= 20c+3c 1   Ethiopia 5/7/1959 grn&vio issue=Red Cross 100th
0.25b 2   Ethiopia 8/26/2014 issue=Dallol - Erta Ale, Ethiopia 1/28/2016 issue=70th Anniversary of Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency d=Letter of King TĂ©wodros to Queen Victoria
= 25c 78   Ethiopia 4/1/1943 issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b ... Ethiopia 6/20/2005 issue=Black Rhinoceros d=black rhinoceros (2005)
25+4c 1   Ethiopia 12/15/1958 issue=Anti-tuberculosis Fund 1958
25+10c 1   Ethiopia 5/8/1950 bl issue=Red Cross 1950
0.30b 2   Ethiopia 12/30/2008 issue=60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Ethiopia and India, Ethiopia 8/26/2014 issue=Dallol - Erta Ale
= 30c 82   Ethiopia 11/3/1943 issue=obelisk restoration ... Ethiopia 6/20/2005 issue=Black Rhinoceros d=black rhinoceros (2005)
30c+5c 1   Ethiopia 5/7/1959 rose&blgrn issue=Red Cross 100th
30+15c 1   Ethiopia 11/17/1951 issue=Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition 1951
0.35b 8   Ethiopia 6/9/2011 issue=Churches dt=churches (2011) ... Ethiopia 8/24/2017 issue=Gates of Harar d=Fallana
= 35c 53   Ethiopia 3/15/1955 bl issue=Landscapes and Buildings ... Ethiopia 10/1/2021 issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
35+5c 1   Ethiopia 12/15/1958 redvio&red issue=Anti-tuberculosis Fund 1958
0.40b 15   Ethiopia 9/28/2006 issue=60th Anniversary of Ethiopian Airlines d=Douglas DC-6B Super Cloudmaster 1958 ... Ethiopia 4/26/2018 issue=75th Anniversary of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia d=Tefera DegefĂ©
= 40c 76   Ethiopia 5/22/1963 grn&blk issue=Conference of African Heads of States ... Ethiopia 1/24/2019 issue=Birds 2019 d=Corythaixoides leucogaster
0.45b 15   Ethiopia 6/6/2006 dt=endemic aloes d=Chlorophytum neghellense ... Ethiopia 6/5/2018 issue=Churches 3rd Series d=Adadi Mariam (Oromia)
= 45c 41   Ethiopia 5/2/1967 issue=Expo 67 ... Ethiopia 8/28/2005 issue=Sabean inscriptions dt=Sabean inscriptions
0.50b 5   Ethiopia 3/19/2013 d=Churches ... Ethiopia 12/28/2018 issue=120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ethiopia and Russia Diplomatic Relationships d=Nikolay Leontiev and Dejazmach Balcha Safo - Russian Red Cross Balcha Hospital
= 50c 118   Ethiopia 4/1/1943 issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b ... Ethiopia 2/14/2019 issue=Hyenas 2019 d=Proteles cristata
50c+5c 1   Ethiopia 7/23/1963 grn issue=Aid for the Disabled Fund
50+10c 1   Ethiopia 5/8/1950 brn issue=Red Cross 1950
0.55b 5   Ethiopia 6/6/2006 dt=endemic aloes d=Aloe bertemariae ... Ethiopia 10/12/2010 issue=75th Anniversary of Ethiopian Red Cross Society
= 55c 45   Ethiopia 11/5/1973 issue=1973 d=Emperor Haile Selassie I ... Ethiopia 11/27/2003 dt=plants (2003 Ethiopia) d=Kniphofia insignis
0.60b 7   Ethiopia 11/15/2007 issue=Ethiopian Millennium ... Ethiopia 8/31/2018 issue=Ethio-Djibouti Electrified Railway Train
= 60c 97   Ethiopia 4/1/1943 issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b ... Ethiopia 1/24/2019 issue=Birds 2019 d=dusky turtle dove
60c+5c 1   Ethiopia 7/23/1963 vio issue=Aid for the Disabled Fund
60+7c 1   Ethiopia 12/15/1958 ultra&red issue=Anti-tuberculosis Fund 1958
0.65b 2   Ethiopia 6/9/2011 issue=Churches dt=churches (2011), Ethiopia 8/26/2014 issue=Dallol - Erta Ale
= 65c 20   Ethiopia 12/31/1944 bisbrn issue=Menelik II 100th d=Menelik II with sceptre ... Ethiopia 12/12/2002 issue=2002 d=Tragelaphus scriptus meneliki
65+7c 1   Ethiopia 12/15/1958 dkvio&red issue=Anti-tuberculosis Fund 1958
0.70b 1   Ethiopia 12/30/2008 issue=60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Ethiopia and India
= 70c 46   Ethiopia 4/18/1947 issue=Ethiopian post 50th ... Ethiopia 12/12/2002 issue=2002
70+70c 1   Ethiopia 11/17/1951 issue=Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition 1951
75c 16   Ethiopia 11/2/1962 issue=Haile Selassie reign 32nd ... Ethiopia 7/27/2004 dt=marble
0.80b 4   Ethiopia 5/24/2011 dt=mosques (2011) ... Ethiopia 9/8/2012 issue=Ethiopian Writers 2nd series d=Hiruy Woldeslassie
= 80c 77   Ethiopia 5/5/1949 issue=liberation 8th ... Ethiopia 3/11/2004 dt=amaranths
80+9c 1   Ethiopia 12/15/1958 redvio&red issue=Anti-tuberculosis Fund 1958
85c 34   Ethiopia 6/3/1983 issue=International Maritime Organization 25th d=IMO emblem ... Ethiopia 12/14/2000 issue=50th Anniversary of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
90c 22   Ethiopia 11/5/1973 issue=1973 d=Emperor Haile Selassie I ... Ethiopia 6/27/2002 dt=trees (2002 Ethiopia) d=Aningeria adolfi-friederici
95c 7   Eritrea 12/11/1996 issue=50th Anniversary of UNICEF ... Ethiopia 9/7/2004 issue=FIFA 100th
$1 9   Ethiopia 8/7/1945 issue=Victory ... Ethiopia 11/2/1962 issue=Haile Selassie reign 32nd
= 1.00b 24   Ethiopia 9/28/2006 issue=60th Anniversary of Ethiopian Airlines d=Boeing 767-300ER, 2003 ... Ethiopia 12/28/2018 issue=120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ethiopia and Russia Diplomatic Relationships d=Ethiopian and Russian Traditional Musical Instruments
= 1$ 16   Ethiopia 8/23/1947 bl issue=1947 air d=Source of the Nile ... Ethiopia 9/13/1976 issue=1976 d=sunburst Around crest
= 1b 133   Ethiopia 9/8/1978 issue=4th Anniversary of Revolution ... Ethiopia 10/1/2021 issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
$1+10c 1   Ethiopia 5/8/1950 vio issue=Red Cross 1950
1$+80c 1   Ethiopia 11/17/1951 issue=Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition 1951
1.50b 1   Ethiopia 11/6/2016 issue=75th Anniversary of Ethiopian Patriots Victory
$2 2   Ethiopia 5/23/1947 issue=Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial, Ethiopia 9/11/1952 issue=Eritrea federation
= 2.00b 27   Ethiopia 9/28/2006 issue=60th Anniversary of Ethiopian Airlines d=Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 2008 ... Ethiopia 12/28/2018 issue=120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ethiopia and Russia Diplomatic Relationships d=Castle of Fasilides (Gondar) and Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin
= 2$ 3   Ethiopia 3/20/1947 ... Ethiopia 9/13/1976 issue=1976 d=sunburst Around crest
= 2b 51   Ethiopia 7/4/1986 issue=12th Anniversary of Discovery of Oldest Known Hominid Skeleton ... Ethiopia 10/1/2021 issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
$3 1   Ethiopia 8/23/1947 issue=1947
= 3.00b 24   Ethiopia 8/28/2005 issue=Sabean inscriptions dt=Sabean inscriptions ... Ethiopia 12/28/2018 issue=120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ethiopia and Russia Diplomatic Relationships d=Traditional tableware & household appliances of Ethiopia and Russia
= 3$ 3   Ethiopia 1947 issue=1947 air ... Ethiopia 9/13/1976 issue=1976 d=sunburst Around crest
= 3b 53   Ethiopia 4/30/1990 issue=1990 d=Revolutionary Flag ... Ethiopia 10/1/2021 issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
4.00b 12   Ethiopia 6/20/2005 issue=Black Rhinoceros d=black rhinoceros (2005) ... Ethiopia 6/5/2018 issue=Churches 3rd Series d=Maryam Korkor (Tigraye)
= 4b 4   Eritrea 6/16/1997 issue=Butterflies and Moths of the World dt=Butterflies and Moths (1997 Eritrea) d=Ornithoptera goliath (1997) ... Ethiopia 5/27/2014 issue=Nations and Nationalities
$5 2   Ethiopia 8/23/1947 ol issue=1947 d=Ras Dashan Mountains & Haile Selassie, Ethiopia 9/11/1952 issue=Eritrea federation
= 5.00b 1   Ethiopia 3/21/2017 issue=Fishes 2017 d=Labeobarbus osseensis
= 5$ 3   Ethiopia 8/23/1947 lil issue=1947 air d=airplane over Magdala ... Ethiopia 9/13/1976 issue=1976 d=sunburst Around crest
= 5b 5   Eritrea 1/16/1991 d=Freedom Fighter holding EPLF flags 1991 ... Ethiopia 2/14/2019 issue=Hyenas 2019 d=Crocuta crocuta
8b 1   Eritrea 6/16/1997 issue=Butterflies and Moths of the World dt=Butterflies and Moths (1997 Eritrea) d=Heliconius astraea rondonia
10$ 1   Ethiopia 8/23/1947 pur issue=1947 air d=Ras Dachane
= 10b 5   Eritrea 9/2/1994 d=Eritrean flag & map of Eritrea ... Eritrea 6/16/1997 issue=Butterflies and Moths of the World dt=Butterflies and Moths (1997 Eritrea) d=Papilio glaucus (1997 Eritrea)
15$ 2   Ethiopia 12/24/1971 issue=Tourism 1971
25b 2   Ethiopia 5/17/2021 issue=60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with China
50b 1   Ethiopia 6/12/2014 issue=Churches 2014

Used by 1840 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Ethiopia 4/1/1936 1c issue=1936 provisional perf=12x12.5
Ethiopia 4/1/1936 2c issue=1936 provisional perf=12x12.5
Ethiopia 4/1/1936 3c issue=1936 provisional perf=12x12.5
Ethiopia 4/1/1936 4c issue=1936 provisional
Ethiopia 4/1/1936 5c issue=1936 provisional perf=12x12.5
Ethiopia 3/23/1942 20c ultra&ind&blk d=Haile Selassie 1942 a perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 3/23/1942 4c ltblgrn&ind&blk d=Haile Selassie 1942 a perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 3/23/1942 10c rose&ind&blk d=Haile Selassie 1942 a perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 6/22/1942 12c issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 6/22/1942 20c issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 6/22/1942 10c issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 6/22/1942 4c ltblgrn&ind issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 6/22/1942 8c issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b
Ethiopia 4/1/1943 50c issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 4/1/1943 60c issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 4/1/1943 25c issue=1942 d=Haile Selassie 1942 b perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 11/3/1943 20c issue=obelisk restoration perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 11/3/1943 15c issue=obelisk restoration perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 11/3/1943 10c issue=obelisk restoration perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 11/3/1943 5c issue=obelisk restoration perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 11/3/1943 30c issue=obelisk restoration perf=14x13.5
Ethiopia 12/31/1944 10c redlil issue=Menelik II 100th d=Menelik II (1944)
Ethiopia 12/31/1944 5c grn issue=Menelik II 100th d=Menelik II palace
Ethiopia 12/31/1944 20c dpbl issue=Menelik II 100th d=Menelik II statue
Ethiopia 12/31/1944 50c dlpur issue=Menelik II 100th d=Menelik II mausoleum
... skipping 1790 ...
Ethiopia 6/5/2018 2.00b issue=Churches 3rd Series d=Medhane Alem Kesho (Tigraye)
Ethiopia 6/5/2018 4.00b issue=Churches 3rd Series d=Maryam Korkor (Tigraye)
Ethiopia 8/31/2018 0.60b issue=Ethio-Djibouti Electrified Railway Train perf=13
Ethiopia 8/31/2018 1.00b issue=Ethio-Djibouti Electrified Railway Train perf=13
Ethiopia 8/31/2018 2.00b issue=Ethio-Djibouti Electrified Railway Train perf=13
Ethiopia 8/31/2018 3.00b issue=Ethio-Djibouti Electrified Railway Train perf=13
Ethiopia 12/28/2018 0.50b issue=120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ethiopia and Russia Diplomatic Relationships d=Nikolay Leontiev and Dejazmach Balcha Safo - Russian Red Cross Balcha Hospital perf=13
Ethiopia 12/28/2018 1.00b issue=120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ethiopia and Russia Diplomatic Relationships d=Ethiopian and Russian Traditional Musical Instruments perf=13
Ethiopia 12/28/2018 2.00b issue=120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ethiopia and Russia Diplomatic Relationships d=Castle of Fasilides (Gondar) and Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin perf=13
Ethiopia 12/28/2018 3.00b issue=120th Anniversary of the Establishment of Ethiopia and Russia Diplomatic Relationships d=Traditional tableware & household appliances of Ethiopia and Russia perf=13
Ethiopia 1/24/2019 60c issue=Birds 2019 d=dusky turtle dove
Ethiopia 1/24/2019 2b issue=Birds 2019 d=black-billed barbet
Ethiopia 1/24/2019 50c issue=Birds 2019 d=Caprimulgus fraenatus
Ethiopia 1/24/2019 40c issue=Birds 2019 d=Corythaixoides leucogaster
Ethiopia 1/24/2019 3b issue=Birds 2019 d=red-fronted tinker bird
Ethiopia 2/14/2019 5b issue=Hyenas 2019 d=Crocuta crocuta
Ethiopia 2/14/2019 50c issue=Hyenas 2019 d=Proteles cristata
Ethiopia 2/14/2019 1b issue=Hyenas 2019 d=Hyaena hyaena
Ethiopia 5/17/2021 25b issue=60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with China
Ethiopia 5/17/2021 25b issue=60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations with China
Ethiopia 10/1/2021 15c issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
Ethiopia 10/1/2021 35c issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
Ethiopia 10/1/2021 1b issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
Ethiopia 10/1/2021 2b issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service
Ethiopia 10/1/2021 3b issue=125th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Postal Service

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