Item number: A1808

Year: AD 1964

Material: Aluminium

Size: 26.3 x 26.3 x 1.9 mm

Weight: 2.35 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2014

This is a 1 Lek aluminium coin issued in AD 1964 by the People’s Republic of Albania, under the governance of the Albanian Party of Labour, within the context of the Cold War and the broader international geopolitical framework of the communist bloc.

The obverse of the coin features the national emblem of Albania at the time, with a black double-headed eagle surrounded by wheat stalks on either side. The double-headed eagle symbolises the national hero of Albania, Skanderbeg, who led resistance against the Ottoman Empire. Above the eagle is a red star, representing communism. The ribbon on the wheat stalks bears the date “24 MAJ 1944” (May 24, AD 1944), which marks the anniversary of the declaration of the provisional government by the Albanian Communist Party at a meeting in Përmet during the final stages of World War II. Surrounding the emblem are four five-pointed stars on each side, with the year of issue, “1964,” inscribed at the lower edge, and the national name “SHQIPËRI” (Albania) written in Albanian at the upper edge.

The reverse of the coin features a pair of intertwined wheat stalks, with five five-pointed stars at the upper edge. In the centre is the denomination “1 LEK,” with the lek being the currency still in circulation in Albania today.

Albania is located on the Balkan Peninsula. After the end of World War II, the People’s Republic of Albania was officially declared in AD 1946, becoming a member of the Eastern Bloc led by the Soviet Union. From AD 1946 to AD 1985, Albania was under the long-term leadership of Enver Hoxha, the General Secretary of the Party of Labour. Hoxha promoted a cult of personality within the country, while also navigating shifting alliances with Yugoslavia, the Soviet Union, and China. He went on to establish the “Hoxhaism” theory, a unique Marxist-Leninist ideology named after himself, which guided the country’s communist party policies.

物件編號: A1808

年代: 公元 1964 年

材質: 鋁

尺寸: 26.3 x 26.3 x 1.9 mm

重量: 2.35 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2014

這是一枚公元1964年，處於冷戰的國際格局下，屬於共產主義陣營由阿爾巴尼亞勞動黨主政的阿爾巴尼亞人民共和國，發行之面額1列克鋁幣。

錢幣正面是當時阿爾巴尼亞的國徽，兩側由麥穗環繞的一隻黑色雙頭鷹，雙頭鷹是阿爾巴尼亞歷史上反抗鄂圖曼土耳其的民族英雄斯坎德培的象徵。雙頭鷹上方是象徵共產主義的紅星，麥穗上彩帶標示的日期「24 MAJ 1944」(公元1944年5月24日) 是第二次世界大戰末期，阿爾巴尼亞共產黨在佩爾梅特召開會議宣布成立臨時政府的紀念日。外圍的左右兩側各有四枚五角星，下緣為發行年份「1964」，上緣以阿爾巴尼亞文標示國名「SHQIPËRI」(阿爾巴尼亞)。

錢幣背面是一對打結的麥穗，上緣有五枚五角星，正中央是錢幣的面額「1 LEK」(1列克)，列克為至今仍在阿爾巴尼亞流通使用的貨幣。

阿爾巴尼亞坐落於巴爾幹半島，第二次世界大戰結束後的公元1946年宣告成立人民共和國，成為蘇聯為首的東方共產陣營一員。於公元1946至1985年這一段期間，阿爾巴尼亞長期由勞動黨總書記恩維爾·霍查領導，霍查一面在國內推動個人崇拜，另一面對外則不斷走跳於南斯拉夫、蘇聯和中國，更以自己的名字創立「霍查主義」的共產黨理論路線。