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2 Lire / 4⁄10 Rial - Umberto I
| Issuer | Italian Eritrea |
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| Year | 1890-1896 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the denomination L.2 prominently in the centre of the field, surmounted by a six-pointed star with radiating rays. Immediately below the denomination appears the Ge'ez (Ethiopic) legend in a single line, followed by the Arabic legend denoting four-tenths of a rial. At the lower portion of the field, a crossed laurel and oak branch wreath is tied at the base, with the Rome Mint mark R incused at the bottom. The circular legend COLONIA ERITREA arcs along the upper rim within a beaded border, with the denomination and trilingual inscriptions reflecting the coin's multicultural colonial context. |
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| Reverse lettering | COLONIA ERITREA L . 2 ፬ የብር ፡ አሥርያ اعـشـار ريا ل R (Translation: Colony of Eritrea. 4 tenths of birr. Four tenths of rial.) |
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| Mint | Rome Mint, Rome, Italy |
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