1 lek ALBANIA (from 2008)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
18.0 mm	3.0 g	1.7 mm	steel Cu₉₅Zn₅-plated

obverse:

in the centre a Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) standing on a stone en face; along the top edge: • REPUBLIKA E SHQIPERISE • (Republic of Albania); along the bottom edge year of issue

reverse:

in the centre in two lines face value: 1 / LEK; along the bottom edge wreath of oak branch

edge:

plain

issue date:

21 VII 2010

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

mint:

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

mintage:

2008	???
2013	???

interesting facts:

Due to low price of production steel coins 1 lek of this type are to replace the earlier copper ones with the same depiction of obverse and reverse.

last update: 17 X 2015

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