Owner Comments:
1927V 20 Franga Ari - Design: OBVERSE: Bust of George Kastrioti "Skanderbeg" ~ REVERSE: Winged Lion of St. Mark with the following inscription "Albania, The Land Of The Eagles". Mintmark “V” – Vienna, Austria
Mint: Vienna
Mintage: 5,053
References: KM# 12 / Fr.4
Specifications: Diameter - 23mm
Weight - 6.4516 g. @ 0.900 Gold = .1867 oz AGW
Acquired: April 2006
Providence: None
Notes:
Ø This important gold coin is known for the warrior’s cap and long beard of Skanderbeg
Ø "Skanderbeg" was lesser known as George Castriota, the national leader in 1443-68, before Albania was over run by the Turks.
Ø The dies for this coinage were engraved by Giuseppe Romagnoli of the mint in Rome where the first pieces were struck in 1926