5 Lekë Durazzo

5 Lekë (Durazzo) - obverse5 Lekë (Durazzo) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Albania
Period Socialist Republic (1945-1990)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1987
Value 5 Lekë (5 ALL)
Currency New lek (1965-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 28.2 g
Diameter 38.7 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1 January 1992
Number
N#
11794
References KM# 57
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Durazzo

Obverse

Coat of Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIKA POPULLORE SOCIALISTE E SHQIPERISE
1987

Translation: People's Socialist Republic of Albania

Reverse

Durazzo motif

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ALBANIA
KALAJA E DURRESIT
5 LEKË

Translation: Castle of Durazzo

Engraver: Gyorgy Bornar

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Hungarian mint, Budapest, Hungary (1925-date)

Comments

The boat is a chébec, a typical Mediterranean sailboat initially with Latin sails from the XVIth to the XVIIIth centuries. They will be on the end rigged partially or entirely in square sails as on the coin.Automatically translated

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1987  Photo 50 000 $ 13 $ 13

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Lekë (Durazzo)
Katz
Auction 94
Lot 342
Internet Archive
30 Aug 2023 UNC USD 9.70
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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