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50 Qint Kart
| Issuer | Municipality of Vlorë (Albanian notgeld) |
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| Year | 1924 |
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| Obverse description | Printed in black. A bust portrait of Ismail Qemali (Ismail Qemal Vlora) appears at left, with a double-headed eagle vignette at centre. The note bears the issuing authority's name and denomination in Albanian, with spaces reserved for the manuscript signatures of the Municipal Commissioner and Treasurer. |
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| Reverse lettering | Sigurohet me pasunin e pa tundëshme të Bashkisë Paguhet me tʼu paraqitur 50 Qint Kart Vendimʼ i Këshillit të Bashkisë më 11 Maj 1924 Falsifikonjësit dënohen pas ligjit (Translation: Provided by the immovable property of the Municipality. Payable upon presentation 50 qint kart. Decision of the City Council of May 11, 1924. Forgers are punished according to the law.) |
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Vlorë's 1924 emergency scrip belongs to a narrow band of Albanian local currency issues produced during the political chaos that followed Fan Noli's government and the eventual seizure of power by Ahmet Zogu. The central banking apparatus was effectively non-functional, and coastal municipalities like Vlorë were left to manage small-denomination liquidity on their own terms.
The "qint" subdivision — one-hundredth of a franc — reflects the gold franc standard Albania nominally maintained before the Lek replaced it in 1926. This note predates the National Bank of Albania by two years.