Albania 1969 25 leke
This specimen was part of lot 751 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $540. The catalog description[1] noted, "ALBANIA: People's Socialist Republic, 3-coin proof set, 1969, 500th Anniversary of Skanderbeg's Commemorative Series with silver 5 lekë - League of Lezhë KM-49.3, silver 10 lekë - Skanderbeg's Death KM-50.3, and silver 25 lekë - Victory over the Turks, with COA and all set in original case of issue, set of 3 coins." Wikipedia comments,
"Skanderbeg ranks high in the military history of that time as the most persistent—and ever-victorious—opponent of the Ottoman Empire during its heyday. The central folk hero of the Albanians, Skanderbeg became a central figure in the Albanian National Awakening of the 19th century."
Albania threw off Communist rule in 1992 but remains backward and corrupt.
Recorded mintage: 1,500.
Specification: 83.33 g, 0.999 fine silver, 60 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 52.2, KM-PSA4 (set).
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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