Franga

Franga
100 Franga Coin with portrait of Zogu.
User(s) Albanian Republic
Albanian Kingdom
Subunit
1/100 Quindark ari
Nickname Leku Zogut
Coins
Freq. used 10, 20, 50 and 100 Franga
Banknotes
Freq. used 5, 20, and 100 Franga
Central bank Bank of Albania

The Franga is an obsolete unit of currency, used in the Albanian Republic and Albanian Kingdom under Zogu.[1] The coins were used from 1926 until 1939, when the currency was replaced by the Lek.[2]

Coins

The following coins were in circulation[3]:

Denomination Diameter (mm) Weight (gram) Alloy AGW
10 Franga 18,5 3,2258 0,9000 0,0933
20 Franga 20 6,4516 0,9000 0,1867
50 Franga 27 16.1290 0,9000 0,4667
100 Franga 34,5 32,2580 0,9000 0,9335

External links

References

  1. ^ [1], Koha Jonë (Albanian)
  2. ^ taxfreegold.co.uk/ about Franga
  3. ^ taxfreegold.co.uk/ about Franga
Coins
Banknotes
Defunct
History
Franga 10 - 20 - 50 - 100 (Coin)/(Banknote) - Korçë frange - Korçë Skënder
Institutions
Currencies named franc or similar
Circulating
Obsolete
Aargau Frank · Albanian Franga · Algerian franc · Appenzell Frank · Basel Frank · Belgian franc (frank) · Berne Frank · Cambodian franc · Dominican franco · French franc · French Camerounian franc · French Equatorial African franc · French Guianan franc · French West African franc · Fribourg Frank · Geneva franc · Glarus frank · Graubünden Frank · Guadeloupe franc · Katangan franc · Korçë frange · Luccan franco · Luxembourgian franc (Frang, Frank) · Luzern Frank · Malagasy franc · Malian franc · Martinique franc · Monegasque franc · Moroccan franc (فرنك) · New Hebrides franc · Réunion franc · Rwanda and Burundi franc · Saar franc (Franken) · St. Gallen Frank · Saint Pierre and Miquelon franc · Schaffhausen Frank · Schwyz Frank · Solothurn Frank · Thurgau Frank · Ticino franco · Togolese franc  · Tunisian franc (فرنك) · Unterwalden Frank · Uri Frank · US occupation franc (unofficial) · Vaud franc · Vlorë frank · Westphalian Frank · Zürich Frank
Private
See also