Background: Money is the items most commonly passed from hand to hand and canrncontaminate. Simultaneous handling of food and such contaminated currency could result inrnfoodborne infection, and cause of food poisoning. Microorganisms commonly present onrnbanknotes include S. aureus, E. coli, Klebsiella spp., Streptococcus, Acetobacter spp., Bacillusrnspp., Salmonella spp., Pseudomonas spp., and Enterobacter spp. handling of food and money byrnmeat butchers, Fruit and Juice servers, and waiters, or vendors can have serious consequences asrnthe food they serve is ready to eat.rnObjective: To determine the Magnitude of Bacterial contamination of Ethiopian paper notes andrncoins currency and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern from food handlers in Nifas SilkrnLafto Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020/2021.rnMethods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January 15, 2021 to May 30, 2021 in NSLrnSub-city. The sample of currency was randomly collected from butchers, fruit and juice houses,rnhotels and restaurants. A general of 200 Ethiopian paper cash and coins were collectedrnaseptically into sterile polythene bags and Culturing by inoculated on blood agar, MacConkeyrnagar and chocolate agar. Then isolated bacteria were assessed for Gram reaction, and conductingrnbiochemical tests. Statistical data analysis involved descriptive analysis of bacterial isolates. rnResults: A general of 200 Ethiopian paper cash and coins were analyzed for bacterialrncontamination. 287 different bacteria were isolated from 183 (91.5%) currencies. Types ofrnbacteria isolated from the notes were Coagulase-negative staphylococci (51.60%), Bacillusrnspecies (12.20%), S. aureus (8.70%), Entrobacter spp. (8.0%), Citrobactor spp. (3.50%), Klebsellarnspp. (2.80%), Shigella spp. (2.80%), Serratia (2.40), Streptococcus spp. (1.70), E. coli (1.40%), rnSalmonella spp. (1.40), Pseudomonas (1.40), Proteus spp. (0.70), and Acitinobacter spp. (0.30).rnThe highest resistance rates in gram-positive bacteria were against penicillin, erythromycin andrnclindamycin, whereas ampicillin was the most resistance gram-negative bacteria.rnConclusion: Ethiopian paper money and coins currency reported that confirmed currency mightrnbe a vector playing an important role in the transmission of pathogenic bacteria in the community.rnPotentially pathogenic bacteria that are highly resistant to the most widely used antibiotics and arerna threat to public health.