Ethiopia, 1st Grp. Colonial Calvary Squad, c. 1936-41, 50 cent., (also operated in Eritrea), obv. GRUPPO SQUADRONI CAVALLERA, COLONIALE around the Company arms, rev. 50, brass, 28.5mm; DASHEN BANK, logo / S/A-20, rev. AFRICA ANDENET, aluminium with central hole as issued, 40mm; Ethiopia, Somalia or Eritrea (3), Anonymous, obv. 1 PIASTRE, rev. 1/16 THALER, brass, 24mm; CAFFE CARMAGNOLA around S. AGOSTINO, rev. 70 within a laurel wreath, cupro-nickel, 24mm; CEC, rev. LRE.2 within a designed boarder, aluminium, 25mm [5]. First very fine, but numerous punch marks on rev., others fine to very fine, some rare £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: first bt. Allyn Jacobs, 2002; others various sources.

The Dashen Bank was founded in Addis Abasa in 1996