0,05 Lek    (sold for $1.0)

1940, Albania (Italian Occupation). Aluminum-Bronze 0.05 Lek Coin. XF!

Condition: XF! Mint year: 1940 Reference: KM-27 Mint Place: Rome (Italy) Denomination: 0.05 Lek / 0.10 Lek Material: Aluminium-Bronze Diameter: 20mm Weight: 3.04gm

Obverse: Bare bust of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy right/left. Legend: VITT . EM . III RE E IMP . MBRET E PER . Reverse: Oak-spray / Olive-spray above double date (1940-XVIII) and value (LEK 0.05). Mint initial (R) in field. Legend: SHQIPINI / ALBANIA

Albanian Kingdom (Gheg Albanian: Mbretnija Shqiptare, Standard Albanian: Mbretëria Shqiptare, Italian: Regno albanese) existed as a protectorate of the Kingdom of Italy, officially led by Italy's King Victor Emmanuel III and its government led by Italian governors between 1939 after being occupied by Italy until 1943. During this time, Albania ceased to exist as an independent country, and existed as an autonomous part of the Italian Empire led by Italian government officials who intended to make Albania part of a Greater Italy.

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