franga

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.

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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

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end time: 1946-00-00

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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).