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1 Lira – Italian Eritrea

Standard circulation coins

Series: 1890 series

Context

Years: 1890–1896

Country: Eritrea

Issuer: Italian Eritrea

Ruler: Umberto I

Currency:

(1890—1921)

Demonetization: 4 September 1898

Total mintage: 4,500,000

Material

Diameter: 23.2 mm

Weight: 5 g

Silver weight: 4.17 g

Thickness: 1.8 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: 83.5% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

References

KM: #2

Numista: #33271

Value

Bullion value: $11.46

Obverse

Inscription:

UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA · 1891

Translation:

Umberto I King of Italy · 1891

Script: Latin

Language: Italian

Engraver: Filippo Speranza

Reverse

Inscription:

COLONIA ERITREA

L . 1

፪ የብር ፡ አሥርያ

عــثرا ريا ل

R

Translation:

Colony of Eritrea

Lira 1

Two Silver Ten

Eritrea L

Scripts: Arabic, Ge'ez, Latin

Languages: Ethiopic, Latin, Arabic

Engraver: Filippo Speranza

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
Rome	R

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage
1890	R	598,702
1891	R	2,401,298
1896	R	1,500,000

Series: 1890 series

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