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5 Franga Ari Zog, Trial strike
| Issuer | Albania |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Diameter | 37 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a male peasant figure striding to the left, guiding a wooden plow drawn by a yoke of two oxen, all rendered in high relief against a polished field. The word PROVA appears incuse to the left of the central scene, denoting the trial strike status of this piece. The legend SHQIPNI / ALBANIA is inscribed in two lines across the upper field, while the mint mark R (for Rome) and the date 1926 flank the lower field, with the denomination FR. 5 prominently displayed in the exergue. The engravers' names A. MOTTI INC. and G. ROMAGNOLI appear along the base line of the design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Bare-headed, truncated bust of Ahmet Zogu in right-facing profile, rendered in high sculptural relief with fine detail to the hair and facial features. The legend AMET ZOGU is arranged in two arcs flanking the portrait, reading around the left and right periphery of the field respectively. A small five-pointed star appears at the base of the truncation below the neck. The reverse field is otherwise plain, giving prominence to the boldly modeled effigy. |
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