Watch List notes:

Ethiopia, Empire. Menelik II AV 1/2 Werk. EE 1889 = 1897. Engraved by Jean Lagrange. ዳግማዊ፡ምኒልክ፡ንጉሠ፡ነገሥት፡ዘኢትዮጵያ, bust on laurel wreath to right; date below / ሞዓ፡አንበሳ·ዘእምነገደ፡ይሁዳ።, crowned Lion of Judah to left, holding long cross with pennant; የወርቅ፡አጎጽ in exergue. KM 17; Schön 13; Friedberg 21.

PCGS graded MS 61 (#36302355).

From the collection of GK.
Ex Warin Global Investments S.A., Online Auction 19, 16 January 2019, lot 33.