前: Two oxes (front) pulling a plow in front of farmer
with a whip below (Western value) 1
mintmark: (lower-right) f (FM, Franklin Mint, Exton, United States)
铭文: (bottom, texted value in Amharic) አንድ፡ሳንቲም
(transliterated: ʾa.nə.də sa.nə.ti.mə, Aend (one) santeem)
背面: Large lion head (right, Panthera leo, emblem)
铭文: (state name in Amharic) ኢትዮጵያ (Ītyōṗṗyā)
(bottom, year in Amharic) ፲፱፻፷፱(10+9*100+60+9 = 1969 (1977))
፲፱፻፺፮ (10+9*100+90+6 = 1996 (2004))
፲፱፻፺፯ (10+9*100+90+7 = 1997 (2005))
፪ ሺ ህ (2*. . = 2000 (2008))
设计者: Stuart Devlin (Australian goldsmith, 1931-)
边缘: P - plain, type: Π
备注: 该 ፲፱፻፷፱ (1969 - 1977) FM version doesn't got 2 long chin whiskers
Magnetic versions are known