Coin holder
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1893 - 1931
Materials
Paper
Measurements
78 mm (Width); 114 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Ethiopia
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939861.5
Summary
Piece of paper, once containing Ethiopian coin, 1 Birr, from the time of, and picturing, Emperor Menelik II (d), and on which is written in the hand of Roger, 10th Earl of Stamford,: Coin of / Emperor Menelik / of Ethiopia.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).