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This specimen was lot 40491 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Albania|ALBANIA]]. 1/4 Leku, 1926-R. Rome Mint. Ahmet Zogu (as President). NGC MS-67. From the Star City Homer Collection." Albania was created in 1912 during the Balkan Wars by the Great Powers as a means of preventing the region from falling into Greek or Serbian control. This type was struck in 1926-27 and is common. Zog, tho a ruthless and capable leader, was unable to prevent Albania from falling into Italy's orbit and Mussolini's grandiose plans for the restoration of the Roman Empire. In 1939, Italy invaded and annexed Albania.

''Recorded mintage:'' 506,000.

''Specification:'' 4 g, nickel, 21.5 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-3.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Albania 1926-R 5 qindar leku|1926 5 qindar leku]]
* [[Albania 1926-R 10 qindar leku|1926 10 qindar leku]]
* [[Albania 1926-R 1/2 leku|1926 ½ leku]]
* [[Albania 1926-R lek|1926 lek]]
* [[Albania 1926-R 2 franga ari|1926-R 2 franga ari]]
* [[Albania 1926-R 5 franga ari]]
* [[Albania 1926-R 20 franga ari KM 12|1926 20 franga ari, death of Skanderbeg]]
* [[Albania 1926-R 100 franga ari|1926-R 100 franga ari]]
* [[Albania 1927-R 1/4 leku|1927 ¼ leku]]
* [[Albania 1927-R lek|1927-R lek]]
* [[Albania 1930-V 1/2 lek|1930-V ½ lek]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1926]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale]]

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