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TIRANE
Albania
Country in the Balkans
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Albania, on Southeastern Europe’s Balkan Peninsula, is a small country with Adriatic and Ionian coastlines and an interior crossed by the Albanian Alps. The area 28,748 km2. The country has many castles and archaeological sites. Capital Tirana centers on sprawling Skanderbeg Square, site of the National History Museum, with exhibits spanning antiquity to post-communism, and frescoed Et’hem Bey Mosque.
Tirana is the capital and most populous city of Albania. The city is also the capital of the surrounding county of Tirana, one of 12 constituent counties of the country. By air, it is 501 kilometres (311 miles) north of Athens, 613 kilometres (381 miles) southeast of Rome, 153 kilometres (95 miles) southwest of Skopje and 131 kilometres (81 miles) south of Podgorica.
100 Lekë
Metal: Bi-Metallic Aluminium-bronze center in Copper-nickel ring,
Weight 6.7 g, Diameter 24.75 mm, Thickness 1.9 mm
Obverse: Nominal value and branches in the form of a wreath. , Reverse: Inscription "Republika e Shqipërisë" (Republic of Albania) written along the upper arch; "Teuta, Mbretëresha ilire" (English: Teuta, the Illyrian Queen) along the lower arch; Teuta, the Illyrian Queen featured in the centre and the year of minting under it.
50 Lekë
Metal: copper-nickel alloy, Weig: h5.500 gr, Diameter: 24.25 mm
Obverse: Nominal value, a horisontal line runs across the centre, "Antikiteti shqiptar" (Albanian Antiquity) written along the upper arch.
Reverse: "Republika e Shqipërisë" (Republic of Albania) written along the upper arch, "Antikiteti Shqiptar" (Albanian Antiquity) along the lower arch; the year of minting at the center of the arch; an Illyrian helmet in the centre.
20 Lekë
Metal: copper-nickel alloy; copper-nickel-aluminum alloy; brass plated steel, Weight: 5 gr, Diameter: 22.5 mm
Obverse: Nominal value and branches in the form of a wreath.
Reverse: Inscription "Republika e Shqipërisë" (Republic of Albania) written along the upper arch; the year of minting at the bottom; the Liburnian ship in the centre.
10 Lekë
Metal: copper-nickel-aluminum alloy; copper-nickel-aluminum alloy; brass plated steel, Weight: 3.600 gr, Diameter: 21.25 mm
Obverse: Nominal value and branches in the form of a wreath.
Reverse: Inscription "Republika e Shqipërisë" (Republic of Albania) written along the upper arch; the year of minting at the bottom; the Castle of Berat in the centre.
5 Lekë
Metal: nickel plated steel, Weight: 3.120 gr, Diameter: 20 mm
Obverse: Nominal value and branches aside.
Reverse: Inscription "Republika e Shqipërisë" (Republic of Albania) written along the upper arch; the year of minting at the bottom; the eagle of the Albanian flag in the centre.
1Lekë
Metal: copper-zinc alloy; copper plated steel, Weight: 3.00 gr, Diameter: 18 mm
Obverse: Nominal value and branches in the form of a wreath.
Reverse: Inscription "Republika e Shqipërisë" (Republic of Albania) written along the upper arch; the year of minting at the bottom; a pelican in the centre.
There are currently five denominations of Albanian banknotes: 200, 500, 1000, 2000 and 5000 LEKE , issued in different years.
Size: 138 mm x 69 mm Obverse: Portrait of Naim Frashëri (1846-1900), one of the most distinguished writers of the Albanian Renaissance; an open book in the background.
Reverse: View of the house where Naim Frashëri was born; a page with verses from his poem "Herds and crops"; a stylised image of his pen. First in circulation on 11.07.1997
Size: 145 x 69 mm Obverse: Portrait of Ismail Qemal Bej Vlora (1844-1919), a prominent leader of the Albanian national movement and first Prime Minister of independent Albania; double-headed eagle of the independence flag; a stylised image of the pen with which the Independence Act was signed.
Reverse: View of the building where the Provisional Government of Vlora worked, today the National Museum of Independence; a stylised image of the room where the decision to declare Albania’s independence was made and of the telegraph with the news. First in circulation on11.07.1997
Size: 152 x 72 mm Obverse: Portrait of Pjetër Bogdani (1625-1689), a writer, clergyman and distinguished figure of old Albanian literature, taken from the frontispiece of his work "The Caves of the Prophets" (Cuneus prophetarum), and a symbol of the sun used in this work .
Reverse: The look of the Catholic church of Vau Dejes and its symbol for the sun. First in circulation on11.07.1997
Size: 155 mm x 72 mm Obverse: Portrait of King Gent of Illyria (181-168 BC). He is known as a statesman, a warrior, and a scientist in medicine. Also, he enriched the treasury and had bronze coins minted with his name.
Reverse: Elements of antiquity architecture found in Albania; Gentiana lutea - a medicinal herb, whose healing properties were discovered by King Gent; stylized detail of a Liburnian ship. First in circulation on 29.12.2008
Size: 160 mm x 72 mm Obverse: Portrait of Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, (1405-1468), a national hero - the most outstanding representative of the Albanian history, who led the Albanians against the Ottoman invaders. Other elements include the double-headed eagle, and Skanderbeg's shield and sword.
Reverse: View of Kruja Castle, Skanderbeg's helmet and equestrian statue in Tirana. Date first issued 01.01.1999
