1070835 | ERITREA. Vittorio Emanuele III. (Emperor, 1900-1946). 1918-R AR Tallero. PCGS MS63. By Attilio Silvio Motti . Rome. Edge: FERT ∞ ✭ ∞ FERT ∞ ✭ ∞ FERT ∞ ✭ ∞ . REGNUM – ITALICUM 1918. Mantled bust of Italia, right, wearing stephane / AD • NEGOT • ERYTHR• – COMMOD • ARG • SIGN •. Eagle facing, head left, with wings displayed; arms of Savoia on breast; above, filleted crown. KM 5; Davenport 28; MIR 1173a; Pagani 956.

Silver coinage struck to facilitate transactions in Italian Eritrea. Created in 1918 as a trade coin imitating and competing with the Maria-Theresa Thaler, a popular coin amongst locals and Arab traders. The edge inscription FERT was the motto of the house of Savoy, adopted by King Vittorio Amedeo II (1666-1732). It is thought to be an acronym, though what it stands for have been lost to time.


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