50 leke ALBANIA (1996-2000)
| diameter: | weight: | thickness: | alloy: |
| 24.25 mm | 5.5 g | 1.65 mm | Cu75Ni25 |
obverse:
in the centre king of Illyria Gentius riding a horse left; along the top edge: • REPUBLIKA E SHQIPERISE • (Republic of Albania); along the bottom edge in two lines: year of issue and GENTI / MBRETI ILIR (Gentius - king of Illyria)
reverse:
above the coin centre in two lines face value: 50 / LEKE; along the bottom edge wreath of two oak branches
edge:
reeded
issue date:
1 I 1997
withdrawal date:
still in circulation
designer:
??? no data
mint:
??? no data
mintage:
| 1996 | ??? |
| 2000 | ??? |
interesting facts:
Gentius from Ardiaean dynasty was in 181-168 BC the last king of independent Illyria. Defeated by the Romans during the Third Illyrian War he was imprisoned and transported to Rome, where he died.
Illyrian copper coin with Gentius head depicted.
photo: Zhilivoda; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Illyrian copper coin with Gentius head depicted.
photo: Zhilivoda; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0
last update: 6 X 2013
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