20 leke ALBANIA (from 2012)

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
22.5 mm	5.0 g	1.85 mm	steel Cu₉₂Al₆Ni₂-plated

obverse:

in the centre liburna - a warship of the Liburnians on waves sailing left; below a dolphin; along the top edge: • REPUBLIKA E SHQIPERISE • (Republic of Albania); along the bottom edge in two lines: year of issue / A. LIBURNE

reverse:

above the coin centre in two lines face value: 20 / LEKE; along the bottom edge wreath of oak branch on the left and laurus branch on the right

edge:

reeded

issue date:

24 VI 2013

withdrawal date:

still in circulation

designer:

mint:

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

mintage:

2012

???

interesting facts:

Due to low price of production steel coins 20 leke of this type are to replace the earlier brass ones with the same depiction of obverse and reverse.

A warship type liburna was constructed by one of Illyrian tribes - Liburnians, who were living in lands of today's Croatia. Only after conquering this tribe by the Romans, the Romans copied and introduced this successful construction to their fleet and made it common empire-wide.

last update: 20 X 2013

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