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FeaturesIssuerItalian EritreaKingVictor Emmanuel III (1900-1941)
TypeStandard circulation coinYear1918Value1 TalleroCurrencyTallero (1890-1921)CompositionSilver alignment ↑↑DemonetizedYes
Series:1918 series
Obverse
Bust of Maria Theresa facing right. With or without \"A • MOTTI\" under the bust.
Script:Latin
Lettering:
❀ REGNUM ITALICUM ❀ 1918
A • MOTTI
Translation:Italian Kingdom.
Engraver:Attilio Silvio Motti
Reverse
Left facing, crowned eagle with shield on chest.
Script:Latin
Lettering:
AD • NEGOT • ERYTHR COMMOD • ARG • SIGN •
R
Unabridged legend:Ad negotiorum erythraeorum commoditatem argenteum signatum
Translation:Silver coin to facilitate transactions in Eritrea.
Engraver:Attilio Silvio Motti
Edge
Inscription in relief
Script:Latin
Lettering:FERT ∞ ✭ ∞ FERT ∞ ✭ ∞ FERT ∞ ✭ ∞
Translation:
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. Theories include:1. Foedere Et Religione Tenemur (Latin, ‘treaty and religion bind us’)2. Fortitudo Eius Rempublicam Tenet (Latin, ‘his bravery [or strength] preserves [or defends] the state’)3. Fides Est Regni Tutela (Latin, ‘faith is the protector of [our] kingdom’)Another theory suggests that it is in fact the Latin word fert, the third-person singular present active indicative of ferre (Meaning he/she/it suffers/bears), in reference to Jesus bearing the sins of the world.
MintRIstituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato,Rome, Italy (1911-date)
