1 Thaler

Obverse description	Draped bust of Italia personified facing right, her elaborately coiffed hair adorned with a floral ornament and secured by a diadem, wearing a richly decorated mantle with lace trim at the neckline. The portrait is rendered in high relief in a Baroque-inspired style, engraved by Attilio Silvio Motti. The circular legend reads REGNUM ITALICUM flanking the bust, with the date 1918 to the lower right and the engraver's signature A • MOTTI beneath the truncation. Decorative rosette stops punctuate the legend at intervals.
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Reverse description	A displayed imperial eagle with spread wings, facing left, bearing on its breast the quartered shield of the House of Savoy surmounted by a royal crown. The eagle's wings are elaborately detailed with feathering rendered in fine relief, and its talons grip the lower field. A mint mark appears at the base of the design. The surrounding circular legend, interrupted by decorative stops, reads AD • NEGOT • ERYTHR COMMOD • ARG • SIGN • R, referencing the coin's purpose as a silver trade coinage struck for commerce in Eritrea.
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Reverse lettering	AD • NEGOT • ERYTHR COMMOD • ARG • SIGN • R (Translation: Silver coin to facilitate transactions in Eritrea.)
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