Italy (Eritrea) Tallero (5 Lire) 1918

Eritrea, now an independent country north of Ethiopia in Africa, was an Italian colony at the time this coin was minted. It is a large silver coin containing 0.753 troy ounces of silver, but its collector value supersedes its bullion value:

worn: $40 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $100
well preserved: $300
fully uncirculated: $650

Be sure to read our Important Terminology page to understand what these catalog values mean.
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Coin: 19231, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201504, Last review: 201504
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1918, filter: 1918 to 1918
Image: italy_tallero_1918.jpg
Tags: escutcheon tiera lire headed shiled female ribbons woman italians crests 5th italiana eagles crest tiarra eaglets insignia women ladies chevrons italiane fem tiara cruciform italian ladys arm crown falcon crossing shields egals females italia coats womens crowning lyre lady bride heads crowns maltese chevron oneheaded coat womans crosses logo crowned hawk arms head sash creast itali crossed sheild eritrea bust tallero ditalia italy maltise femal feminine criss crested eagel cross eagle egal shield lira princess escucheon ribon shild ribbon