ALBANIAN 50 LEV

This is a note from communist Albania dated at 1978, it is the 50 Lev. The front has soldiers on parade and a portrait of Gjergj Kastrioti who was known as Skanderbeg. He was a military leader that led the rebellion against the Ottoman Empire and was one of the first leaders that united the peoples of the area into what was to become the Albania of today. The reverse has a picture of a construction site building a block of flats.

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ALBANIAN FRANGA

this note is a 1939 20 franga note from Albania. it has Roma seated at the front with romulus (wolf) in the background. The reverse has the Albanian double eagle as the centre piece.

ALBANIA

The Republic of Albania is a Balkans country bordered by Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. a former eastern bloc communist country.

The note above is a 1 Lek note from 1964 in the communist era, the front depicts a peasant couple and the reverse is a picture of the fortress at Skhoder.