Ber Público Deposited
The Amharic word for the Abys- sinian Talari (q.v.), of Menelik. The word primarily means silver, and thence-silver money. The value expressed on the Talari is Amd Ber, i.e., one Ber. The half has Yaber Agod, i.e., half Ber; the quarter Yaber Roob or Rub, i.e., quarter Ber; and the eighth Yaber Tenan, Temun, or Tou- mon.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)