The Lek (plural lekë) is the currency used in Albania; it is worth about 1 U.S. cent or Japanese yen. (.974 US cents as of June 14, 2005) ISO 4217 currency code: ALL. It is divided into 100 qindarka. The name derives from the popular abbreviation of Alexander the Great (Leka i Madh) and was introduced during the reign of Ahmet Zogu. The United States one-cent coin, commonly called a penny, is a unit of currency equaling 1/100 of a United States dollar. ... Japanese 10 yen coin (obverse) showing Phoenix Hall of Byodoin Yen is the currency used in Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ... Jump to: navigation, search Alexander the Great fighting the Persian king Darius (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... King Zog of Albania King Zog (October 8, 1895–April 9, 1961) was an Albanian politician and the first king of Albania from 1928 to 1939. ...
The qindarkë, plural qindarka) is a small currency unit of Albania. A Lek is worth one hundred qindarka. The name comes from the Albanianqind (hundred).
Coins
All coins have on the front side the value with branches. The reverse has various designs with the inscription "Republika e Shqipërisë" (Republic of Albania) and the year of production.
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The Currency System family of software and services is licensed to use official ISO 4217 currency codes, published by the International Organization for Standardization.
For example, USD stands for "United States dollar" (note that currency names are written in lower case, unless required otherwise by language rules, as in German, or by the local context, such as titles in English).
Currency Server uses ISO 4217 currency codes for internal storage, in the COM/ActiveX and Web service interfaces, and when collecting information from certain exchange rate data sources.
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