Albania 1926-R lek

Stephen Album sale 14, lot 1538

photo courtesy Stephen Album

This specimen was lot 1538 in Stephen Album sale 14 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2012), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ALBANIA: 1 lek, 1926-R, horseman right with cape and sword, NGC graded MS-67." This type was struck at the Rome mint 1926-27 and 1930-31 for Albania.

Recorded mintage: 1,004,000.

Specification: 8 g, nickel, 26.7 mm diameter, designed by Giuseppe Romagnoli.

Catalog reference: KM-5.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen. Stephen Album Auction 14, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2012.

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