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50 Lekë Albanian Antiquity
| Issuer | Bank of Albania |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#86 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 2003 REPUBLIKA E SHQIPERISE 2003 ANTIKITETI SHQIPTAR (Translation: Republic of Albania Albanian Antiquity) |
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Albania's 50 Lekë bimetallic and commemorative program of the early 2000s drew heavily on Illyrian and classical heritage as the country worked to rebuild national identity following the catastrophic pyramid scheme collapses of 1997, which had destroyed an estimated $1.2 billion in savings and briefly plunged the country into armed civil unrest. Coinage carrying cultural weight was part of a broader institutional effort to restore confidence in the Albanian financial system.
KM#86 belongs to a series spotlighting pre-Roman Illyrian civilization, a deliberate choice given ongoing tensions with neighboring countries over historical claims to the region.