Archive for the ‘ERITREA’ Category

25 CENTS  (KM# 46)

Weight: 5.8000 g.
Alloy: Nickel Clad Steel
Diameter: 23 mm
Obv: Grevy's zebra left divides denomination
Rev: Soldiers with flag, date at left

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1997 - - - - 1.25 2.00

10 CENTS  (KM# 45)

Weight: 3.3000 g.
Alloy: Nickel Clad Steel
Diameter: 20.95 mm
Obv: Ostrich left divides denomination
Rev: Soldiers with flag, date at left
Edge: Reeded

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1997 - - - - 1.00 1.75

5 CENTS  (KM# 44)

Weight: 2.7000 g.
Alloy: Nickel Clad Steel
Diameter: 18.9 mm
Obv: Leopard on log divides denomination
Rev: Soldiers with flag, date at left

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1997 - - - - 0.75 1.50

   The State of Eritrea, a former Ethiopian province fronting on the Red Sea, has an area of 45,300 sq. mi. (117,600 sq. km.) and a population of 3.6 million. It was an Italian colony from 1889 until its incorporation into Italian East Africa in 1936. Read the rest of this entry »