ETHIOPIE - ETHIOPIA Menelik II (1889-1913). Birr test, no different, smooth edge, Special Strike (SP) EE 1892 (1900), A, Paris. Av. Legend in Ethiopian characters. Crowned bust of Menelik II right, below (date). Rv. Legend in Ethiopian characters. Lion on the left carrying the banner of the Empire; signature J. C. CHAPLAIN. KM - (cf. PnE5, Gold, with different) - Gill cf. M4; Silver - 40 mm - 6 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example! PCGS SP63 (34407306). Special strike (SP) with smooth edge, and without the differences on the reverse. With a dark patina, with multicoloured reflections, slightly heterogeneous. Superb at Fleur de coin.