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LEK  (KM# 75)

Weight: 3.0000 g.
Alloy: Bronze
Diameter: 18.1 mm
Obv: Dalmatian pelican
Rev: Denomination
Edge: Plain

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1996 - - - 0.40 1.50 2.00

   The Republic of Albania, a Balkan republic bounded by Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, and the Adriatic Sea, has an area of 11,100 sq. mi. (28,748 sq. km.) and a population of 3.49 million. Capital: Tirane. The country is predominantly agricultural, although recent progress has been made in the manufacturing and mining sectors. Petroleum, chrome, iron, copper, cotton textiles, tobacco and wood products are exported. Read the rest of this entry »