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1/2 Lek Prova
| Issuer | Albania |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Engraver(s) | Giuseppe Romagnoli |
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| Reverse description | A powerful neoclassical scene depicts Hercules wrestling the Nemean lion in the centre field, the muscular hero grasping the beast from behind in a standing strangle hold, rendered with exceptional anatomical detail and vigour. The word PROVA appears in small capitals along the upper left field, and the Rome Mint mark R is positioned to the lower left. The engraver's signature G. ROMAGNOLI is incised along the lower left rim, with the additional incuse mark A.M. INC. at the lower right. The denomination 1/2 LEK is displayed in bold relief to the right field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Albania's first national coinage was issued in 1926 following the proclamation of Ahmet Zogu as President — a political stabilization effort after years of post-Ottoman disorder and competing foreign interests. The Prova issues of that year were struck in Rome as pattern submissions, never approved for general circulation. Most were retained by the Italian mint or distributed to officials, leaving surviving examples genuinely scarce rather than artificially so.