Eritrean tallero

Five lire coins, engraved by Filippo Speranza, feature King Umberto I of Italy with the lettering UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA · 1896 on the obverse, and an eagle with a shield on the reverse.

They weigh 28.1250g with an actual silver weight of 0.7234oz of .800 fineness, and are 40mmin diameter with a thickness of 3.1mm.

[1][2] From 1885, banknotes denominated in lire were issued by the Italian colonial authorities.

In 1890, the silver tallero, patterned after the Maria Theresa thaler, was introduced (together with 50 centesimi, 1 and 2 lire coins).

In 1921, the tallero was abandoned and Italian currency circulated alone until banknotes were issued in lire in 1938.