Coin

100 Lekë Elbasan Normale (2019) — Albania

Albania • 2019

Overview

This is a commemorative coin celebrating the 110th anniversary of the Elbasan Normale school.

Specifications

Country: Albania
Year: 2019 Fourth Republic (1990-date)
Composition: Silver (.925)
Weight: 28 g
Diameter: 38 mm
Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands
Shape: Round
Technique: Milled
Issuer: Albania

Design details

Obverse

The center of the coin features the facade of the Elbasan Normale school, with "1909" on the roof and "2019" at the bottom. The text "110-VJETORI I NORMALES SË ELBASANIT" is in a semi-arch above, and "SHQIPËRI - ALBANIA" is below.

Reverse

The center of the coin displays a portrait of Luigj Gurakuqi along with his signature and the denomination "100 LEKË".

Collector insights

Design heritage: Petraq Papa is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
Struck at: Royal Dutch Mint (Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt), Utrecht, Netherlands. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
Low mintage: Only 1,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
Precious metal content: Silver (.925) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.

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