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1/2 Lek
| Issuer | Albania |
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| Year | 1926 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Albanian double-headed eagle displayed, with wings and talons spread, rendered in high relief in a heraldic style. The legend SHQIPNI arcs across the upper field, flanked on either side of the eagle's necks, with the date 1926 positioned in the lower exergue. Two small decorative dots flank the date at the base of the design. The eagle's plumage is finely detailed, engraved in the neoclassical manner characteristic of the Italian mint's output of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | ·SHQIPNI· 1926 (Translation: Albania) |
| Reverse description | A powerful neoclassical figural composition depicting Hercules wrestling the Nemean lion, shown in dynamic three-quarter relief with Hercules standing and grappling the lion from behind, subduing the beast with his bare hands. The engraver's signature S.G. ROMAGNOLI appears in small letters along the lower left, with an additional name partially visible at lower right. The mint mark R, for the Rome Mint, is situated to the left of the denomination. The denomination 1/2 LEK is inscribed in two lines at the right field. |
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