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0.20 Lek - Victor Emmanuel III Prova
| Issuer | Albania |
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| Year | 1939 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed military bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing right, wearing a steel combat helmet, the truncation signed G. ROMAGNOLI. The encircling legend in Latin reads VITT·EM·III RE E IMP·MBRET E PER·, denoting his titles as King of Italy and Emperor of Ethiopia, King of Albania, in both Italian and Albanian abbreviations. |
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| Obverse lettering | VITT·EM·III RE E IMP·MBRET E PER· |
| Reverse description | A displayed double-headed eagle with spread wings occupies the centre of the field, flanked on each side by a fasces (lictor's bundle with axe), the Fascist symbol of authority. The legend SHQIPNI appears at the top of the field; the denomination LEK 0,20 and the country name ALBANIA are inscribed in large characters in the lower field. The date 1939 appears to the lower left, the Roman regnal year XVIII to the lower right, the mint mark R at the bottom edge, and the word PROVA (trial) incused at the lower left rim, indicating the pattern status of the piece. |
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