ETBxxx Ethiopian Birr exchange rate Live chart (Ethiopia currency, code: ETB, symbol: Br or ብር)

Ethiopia currency : Ethiopian Birr (ISO 4217 currency code: ETB, symbol: Br or ብር) : 1 Ethiopian Birr (Br) = 100 santim. Official currency of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ), a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. ISO 3166-1 country code is ET. In 1931, the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, formally requested that the international community use the name Ethiopia, as it had already been known internally for at least 1,600 years. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Maria Theresa thalers and blocks of salt called "amole tchew" (አሞሌ) served as currency in Ethiopia. The thaler was known locally as the Birr meaning "silver". In 1945, the second birr was reintroduced at a rate of 1 birr = 2 shillings (East African shilling). Central bank is National Bank of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ).