Eritrea, 1997 AD., Republic, Birmingham Mint, Birmingham Mint, 100 Cents, KM 48.

Eritrea, Republic, designer: Clarence Holbert, 1997 AD.,
100 Cents (= 1 Nakfa) (ø 27 mm / 10,23 g), nickel-plated steel (planchet: 94% Iron, 1,2% carbon, layers: 4-5% nickel, magnetic), 10,3 g. theor. mint weight, mintage? , axis coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: STATE OF ERITREA 1997 / 100 / ONE HUNDRED CENTS , two African bush Elephants (Loxodonta africana), a mother with calf, standing left.
Rev.8 LIBERTY ·8EQUALITY · JUSTICE / 1991 , a group of freedom fighters plants flag of the new nation, four soldiers with national flag climbing a hill; motto and independence date left and above, symbolizing the struggle for independence from Ethiopia in 1991.
KM 47 ; Schön 47 .

Year / Mintage
1997 / ?

The creation of modern day Eritrea is a result of the incorporation of independent Kingdoms and various vassal states of the Ethiopian empire and the Ottoman Empire, eventually resulting in the formation of Italian Eritrea. In 1947 Eritrea became part of a federation with Ethiopia, the Federation of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Subsequent annexation by Ethiopia led to the Eritrean War of Independence, ending with Eritrean independence in 1991.