1 Lek - Victor Emmanuel III
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Features
| Issuer |
Albania
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|---|---|
| Period |
Italian occupation (1939-1943)
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| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1939-1941 |
| Value | 1 Lek (1 ALK) |
| Currency | Old lek (1926-1965) |
| Composition | Stainless steel |
| Weight | 8.1 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1 January 1945 |
| Number | N# 8238 |
| References | Gigante# 6, 6a, etc. Fabio Gigante; 2024. Gigante 2025: Catalogo nazionale delle monete italiane dal'700 alla fine della Lira (33rd Edition). Gigante Editore, Varese, Italy. Eupremio Montenegro (ed.); 2024. Montenegro 2025: Manuale del collezionista di monete italiane con valutazione e grado di rarità (40th Edition). Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro). Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Bust of Victor Emmanuel III right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: VITT·EM·III RE E IMP·MBRET E PER·
Unabridged legend: Vittorio Emanuele Terzo Re e Imperatore Mbreti e Perandor
Translation: Victor Emanuel III King and Emperor King and Emperor
Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli
Reverse
Two headed eagle between Lictor axes.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SHQIPNI
1939 XVIII
1 LEK
ALBANIA
R
Translation:
Albania
1939 XVIII
1 LEK
ALBANIA
R
Engraver: Giuseppe Romagnoli
Edge
Reeded
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Mint
| R | Rome, Italy (476-date) |
Comments
All known coins 1939 were struck with year XVIII, which on some specimens looks like XVII.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
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| 1939 R | 2 100 000 | $ 1.60 | $ 2.90 | $ 5.00 | $ 5.80 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.90 | Gigante# 6Fabio Gigante; 2024. Gigante 2025: Catalogo nazionale delle monete italiane dal'700 alla fine della Lira (33rd Edition). Gigante Editore, Varese, Italy.Eupremio Montenegro (ed.); 2024. Montenegro 2025: Manuale del collezionista di monete italiane con valutazione e grado di rarità (40th Edition). Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro). |
XVIII magnetic | 93% | |||||
| 1939 R | $ 3.50 | $ 4.70 | $ 23 | Gigante# 6aFabio Gigante; 2024. Gigante 2025: Catalogo nazionale delle monete italiane dal'700 alla fine della Lira (33rd Edition). Gigante Editore, Varese, Italy.Eupremio Montenegro (ed.); 2024. Montenegro 2025: Manuale del collezionista di monete italiane con valutazione e grado di rarità (40th Edition). Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro). |
XVIII non-magnetic | 11% | |||||||||
| 1940 R | 1 500 000 | Gigante# 7Fabio Gigante; 2024. Gigante 2025: Catalogo nazionale delle monete italiane dal'700 alla fine della Lira (33rd Edition). Gigante Editore, Varese, Italy.Eupremio Montenegro (ed.); 2024. Montenegro 2025: Manuale del collezionista di monete italiane con valutazione e grado di rarità (40th Edition). Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro). |
XVIII | 1.8% | |||||||||||
| 1941 R | 1 000 000 | Gigante# 8Fabio Gigante; 2024. Gigante 2025: Catalogo nazionale delle monete italiane dal'700 alla fine della Lira (33rd Edition). Gigante Editore, Varese, Italy.Eupremio Montenegro (ed.); 2024. Montenegro 2025: Manuale del collezionista di monete italiane con valutazione e grado di rarità (40th Edition). Montenegro (Edizioni Numismatiche di Eupremio Montenegro). |
XIX | 1.8% | |||||||||||
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Katz Auction 123 Lot 415 
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27 Apr 2024 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 37.14
(EUR 32.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 112 Lot 397
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10 Feb 2024 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 26.69
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Katz Auction 98 Lot 432
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14 Oct 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 24.37
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Katz Auction 182 Lot 72
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6 Feb 2026 | Undetermined | AU |
USD 64.99
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Katz Auction 180 Lot 40
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2 Jan 2026 | Undetermined | AU |
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Katz Summer Evening Auction 162 Lot 665
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7 Jul 2025 | Undetermined | AU | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 149 Lot 959
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8 Feb 2025 | Undetermined | AU |
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17 Nov 2024 | Undetermined | AU |
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Katz Auction 141 Lot 1121
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25 Oct 2024 | Undetermined | AU |
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