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Albania 5 Lek 1939 silver coin, Vittorio Emanuele III XF+/AU
$ 13.72
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Description
Well preserved 5 Lek Albanian coin of 1939, minted in Rome during the Italian Occupation period and depicting the head of the Italian emperor Vittorio Emmanuele III. The coin is 0.835 silver content, self-graded as XF+/AU and is shipped to you 'en recommandé' with a tracking number included.Krause Code: KM#32
Country: Albania
Diameter: 23.1 mm
Weight: 5 g
Thickness: 1.6 mm
Denomination: 5 Lek
Composition: Silver 0.835
Edge: Smooth with engraving MBRETNIA SHQIPTARE
Mint: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy
Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli (1872-1966)
Obverse:
Italian emperor Vittorio Emanuele III, looking left
Lettering:
VITT· EM· III RE E IMP· MBRET E PER·
Reverse:
An Albanian double headed eagle between two Lictorian Fasces (originally an Etruscan civilization’s symbol, the fasces became the origin of the name of the National Fascist Party in Italy, where the term fascism derives from).
Lettering:
SHQIPNI
1939 XVII
5 LEK
ALBANIA