COLONIAL AFRICA, Italian. Eritrea. Vittorio Emanuele III. King of Italy, 1900-1946. AR Tallero (41mm, 28.1 g, 12h). Rome mint. Dated 1918. KM 5. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 64. Choice brilliant uncirculated with very faint mottled toning overall. A beautiful coin and one year only type. Only one graded higher in MS 65.
Purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 2000.