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500 Lekë (Skanderbeg's Death) – Albania

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 500th Anniversary of Skanderbeg's Death - Prince Skanderbeg

Albania

Context

Years: 1968–1970

Issuer: Albania

Period:

Socialist Republic

(1945—1990)

Currency:

New lek

(since 1965)

Demonetization: 1 January 1992

Total mintage: 1,720

Material

Diameter: 55 mm

Weight: 98.74 g

Gold weight: 88.87 g

Thickness: 3 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: 90% Gold

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

OBVERSE ↑

⟳

flip

REVERSE ↓

References

KM: #56

Numista: #10483

Value

Exchange value: 500 ALL

Bullion value: $14846.67

Obverse

Description:

Skanderbeg emblem

Inscription:

SHQIPËRI·ALBANIA

1468 1968

GJERGJ KASTRIOTI·SKËNDERBEU

Translation:

ALBANIA·ALBANIA

1468 1968

GEORGE KASTRIOTI·SKANDERBEG

Script: Latin

Language: Albanian

Reverse

Description:

Denomination

Inscription:

1970

500 LEKË

1955 900

Translation:

Nineteen seventy

Five hundred lekë

Nineteen fifty-five nine hundred

Script: Latin

Language: Albanian

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
Hungarian mint	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality
1968	—	1,520	Proof
1969	—	200	Proof
1970	—	—	Proof

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