Albanien 5 Franga Ari, 1926 – 1927

5 Franga Ari = 25 Lek aus Albanien. Ausgegeben von 1926 bis 1927. Geprägt in Silver (.900). Durchmesser 37 mm, Gewicht 25 g.

Avers

Cattle walking left towing plough while a man walks behind them. Value and mintmark below. (Albania)

Revers

Head of King Zog I facing right (FERT was the motto of the house of Savoy, adopted by King Vittorio Amedeo II (1666-1732). It is thought to be an acronym, though what it stands for have been lost to time. Theories include:

1. Foedere Et Religione Tenemur (Latin, ‘treaty and religion bind us’)

2. Fortitudo Eius Rempublicam Tenet (Latin, ‘his bravery [or strength] preserves [or defends] the state’)

3. Fides Est Regni Tutela (Latin, ‘faith is the protector of [our] kingdom’)

Another theory suggests that it is in fact the Latin word fert, the third-person singular present active indicative of ferre (Meaning he/she/it suffers/bears), in reference to Jesus bearing the sins of the world.)

Rand

Inscribed.