The National Currency of Albania is called as ‘lek’. ‘The lek takes its name from (and bears the image of) that well-known Albanian hero, Alexander the Great of Macedon, lek being the Shqipetar form of Alexander…’ (In the margin of history – by Sir Harry Luke, 1933, pg. 157).

During 1920’s there were emitted silver coins and currencies bearing the portrait of Alexander the Great in profile. We are going to present some remains of these currencies.