5 leke ALBANIA (from 1995)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
20.0 mm	3.1 g	1.6 mm	Fe₉₄Ni₆

obverse:

in the centre double-headed eagle - Albanian Coat of Arms; along the top edge: REPUBLIKA E SHQIPERISE (Republic of Albania), along the bottom edge year of issue

reverse:

on the left in two lines face value: 5 / LEKE; along the right edge an olive branch

edge:

plain

issue date:

1 I 1997

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

mint:

Qendrës së Emisionit të Monedhës (Currency Issue Centre), Tirana (year 2011)

mintage:

1995	???
2000	???
2011	???

interesting facts:

For each of the year different stamps of the obverse were prepared. In 1995 the lettering is thick with serifs and eagle's feathers are thick; in 2000 the lettering is thin without serifs and eagle's feathers are thin; whereas in 2011 the lettering is thin with serifs and the eagle's feathers are thick.

Differences in obverses depiction on coins 5 leke from 1995

Differences in obverses depiction on coins 5 leke from 1995

last update: 6 X 2013

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