franga
Sign in to saveThe franga is an obsolete unit of currency, equal to 5 lek, used in the Albanian Republic and Albanian Kingdom under Zogu. Coins denominated in Franga were in use from 1926 until 1939.
Key facts
- Currency.image_1
- Franga Coin.jpg
- Currency.image_title_1
- 100 Franga Coin with portrait of Zogu
- Currency.using_countries
- Albanian Republic Albanian Kingdom
- Currency.date_of_withdrawal
- 1946
- Currency.replaced_by_currency
- Albanian lek
- Currency.subunit_name_1
- Qindark ari
- Currency.symbol
- Fr
- Currency.symbol_subunit_1
- q
- Currency.frequently_used_coins
- 10, 20, 50 and 100 Franga
- Currency.frequently_used_banknotes
- 5, 20, and 100 Franga
- Currency.issuing_authority
- Bank of Albania
- Currency.value
- 1 Fr = L5
- Currency.obsolete
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- currency
- Country
- Albanian Republic
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- end time
- 1946-00-00
- central bank/issuer
- Bank of Albania
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Coins
- Banknotes
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The franga is an obsolete unit of currency, equal to 5 lek, used in the Albanian Republic and Albanian Kingdom under Zogu. Coins denominated in Franga were in use from 1926 until 1939.
==Coins== Between 1926 and 1938, 1, 2, and 5 franga coins were issued in silver (.835 fine for the two lower values, .900 fine for the five-franga coins), while 10, 20, 50, and 100 franga pieces were minted in gold (.900 fine).
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