5 Lekë

Features

Issuer	Albania
Period	Fourth Republic (1990-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1995-2020
Value	5 Lekë 5 ALL = USD 0.049
Currency	New lek (1965-date)
Composition	Nickel plated steel
Weight	3.12 g
Diameter	20 mm
Thickness	1.6 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 2691
References	KM# 76, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 75 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Arms of Albania with the country name above around the rim and the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIKA E SHQIPERISE
1995

Translation: Republic of Albania

Engraver: Kujtim Qami

Reverse

Denomination to the left of a plant

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
LEKE

Engraver: Kujtim Qami

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Courtesy of coins.eu

Starting in 2016 Albania added umlauts to coin designs:
The lettering up to 2014 is “LEKE” and “SHQIPERISE”.(without umlaut on "E")
The lettering for 2020 is “LEKË” and “SHQIPËRISË”.(with umlaut on "E")

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Date	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1995	$ 0.48	$ 0.54	$ 0.73	$ 0.86	$ 1.10	55%	Lettering is thick with serifs and eagle's feathers are thick
2000		$ 0.48	$ 0.54	$ 0.82	$ 1.10	35%	Lettering is thin without serif and eagle's feathers are thin
2011		$ 0.55	$ 0.67	$ 0.71	$ 1.00	28%	Lettering is thin with serifs and eagle's feathers are thick
2014		$ 0.54	$ 0.69	$ 0.69	$ 0.88	17%	Lettering is thin with serifs and eagle's feathers are thick
2020			$ 0.61			3%	Lettering is thin with serifs and eagle's feathers are thick; With "ë"

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