Eritrean Nakfa

See also Nakfa, Eritrea for the town for which the currency is named.

The currency of Eritrea is the Nakfa, divided into 100 cents. The currency was introduced in 1997 to replace the Ethiopian Birr. During the Italian colonization (from 1895 until World War Two), the Italian lire was used.

Banknotes come in denominations of:

• 1 Nakfa
• 5 Nakfa
• 10 Nakfa
• 20 Nakfa
• 50 Nakfa
• 100 Nakfa

Coinage is made entirely of stainless steel. Each coin has a different milled edge, instead of consistent milling for all denominations.

Coinage denominations:

• 1 cent
• 5 cents
• 10 cents
• 25 cents
• 50 cents
• 1 Nafka

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See also: Eritrean Nakfa, 1895, 1997, Africa, Algerian dinar, Ariary, Banknotes