Second Birr
On 23 July 1945, notes were introduced by the State Bank of Ethiopia in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 birr. The National Bank of Ethiopia was established by imperial proclamation 207 of 27 July 1963 and began operation on 1 January 1964. The National Bank of Ethiopia took over note production in 1966 and issued all denominations except for the 500 birr. Banknotes have been issued in the following series:
| Series |
Denominations |
| 1945 |
1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 birr |
| 1961 |
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 birr |
| 1966 |
1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 birr |
| 1976 |
1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 birr |
| 1991 |
1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 birr |
| 1997 |
1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 birr |
| 2003 |
1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 birr |
| 2004 |
50, 100 birr |
| 2006 |
1, 10, 50, 100 birr. |
| Banknotes of the Ethiopian birr |
| Image |
Value |
Obverse |
Reverse |
|
1 birr |
Boy |
Tisisat waterfalls (Blue Nile) |
|
5 birr |
Coffee harvest |
Kudu and lynx |
|
10 birr |
Basket weaver |
Tractor |
|
50 birr |
Plowing |
Enqulal Gemb fortress (Gondar) |
|
100 birr |
Plowing |
Man, microscope |
Ethiopian birr per US$ 2005–2009
| Year |
|
Lowest ↓ |
|
Highest ↑ |
|
Average |
| Date |
Rate |
Date |
Rate |
Rate |
| 2005 |
25 Apr |
8.0117 |
30 Okt |
8.4240 |
8.3100 |
| 2006 |
12 Jun |
8.3940 |
7 Sep |
9.1739 |
8.7510 |
| 2007 |
12 Feb |
9.0670 |
19 Okt |
9.6085 |
9.3921 |
| 2008 |
17 Apr |
9.6715 |
1 Dec |
10.7701 |
9.9167 |
| 2009 |
14 Jul |
11.0763 |
15 Mar |
12.9891 |
|
Ethiopian birr per Euro 2005–2009
| Year |
|
Lowest ↓ |
|
Highest ↑ |
|
Average |
| Date |
Rate |
Date |
Rate |
Rate |
| 2005 |
17 Dec |
10.0804 |
3 Feb |
11.6821 |
10.5727 |
| 2006 |
12 Jan |
10.5791 |
7 Dec |
11.9760 |
10.7092 |
| 2007 |
25 Jan |
12.0685 |
1 Dec |
13.7500 |
12.6872 |
| 2008 |
2 Dec |
12.8790 |
1 Dec |
14.6978 |
13.9921 |
| 2009 |
6 Jun |
17.5814 |
13 Mar |
19.7425 |
|
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