2017 Ethiopia 5 Birr Banknote Coffee Harvest Wildlife P-46 Currency Note

Issued by the National Bank of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ) with dual Ethiopian calendar year 2009 and Gregorian year 2017 dating under Governor Teklewold Atnafu, this legal tender 5 Birr banknote (አምስት ብር / Five Birr) is cataloged internationally as Pick #46 (P-46) and The Banknote Book as B226. The obverse depicts an Ethiopian agricultural worker harvesting coffee cherries alongside flowering Coffea arabica branches, the roaring Lion of Judah watermark underprint, and Ge'ez denomination inscriptions. The reverse highlights the biodiversity of the Horn of Africa, featuring a standing Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) and a seated Serval cat (Leptailurus serval) set against the rugged backdrop of the Bale Mountains. Security architecture includes microprinting, localized watermarking, fine-line guilloche patterns, and a solid embedded security thread.

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