1890 – 2 Lire Eritrean Colony VF+ Lined Edge Obverse: Half-length portrait in uniform, with crowned head to the right; around: Umberto I King of Italy and the date; without the author’s name. Reverse: In the field, in three lines, the value in Italian, Aramaic and Arabic, surmounted by the star of Italy. Silver: 835/1000 Weight: 10 Grams Diameter: 27 mm Mintmark for Rome