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Albania 2 Lek 1939 coin under the Italian occupation - Non magnetic XF/AU (50)
$ 5.8
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Description
A very good 2 Lek Albanian coin of 1939, minted in Rome during the Italian Occupation period and depicting the bust of the Italian emperor Vittorio Emmanuele III. The coin is self graded as almost uncirculated and is a non magnetic type.Krause Code: KM#32
Country: Albania
Diameter: 30 mm
Weight: 10 g
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Denomination: 2 Lek
Composition: Acmonital (Stainless Steel and Chromium alloy)
Edge: Reeded
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 XVIII
2 LEK
ALBANIA
R