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New Lion Addition from Albania

theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
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Just got this ALBANIA GOLD SKANDERBEG 1927V, 20 FRANGA NGC - 64 beauty. I just cropped his photo,,I will reimage when it arrives.image

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  • CoinAddictCoinAddict Posts: 5,571 ✭
    Great looking coin.image
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  • rhound1977rhound1977 Posts: 2,504
    Very nice Lion and Gold.......
  • syraqsyraq Posts: 633
    Fabulous little coin, that's George Kastriotis, of Greek origin on the obverse.
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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow, that's a real beauty image
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    You're lucky I forgot about itimage
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Some people call it impulse buying,, but I lie to myself and call it collectingimage
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  • ShipcoinShipcoin Posts: 1,243
    Hey it looks more Griffon , than Lion, isn't it? imageimageimage
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  • DarkhorseDarkhorse Posts: 1,377
    Griffins have the head of a bird, this is a winged lion. Don't know if it has a proper name.
  • ShipcoinShipcoin Posts: 1,243
    <<Griffins have the head of a bird, this is a winged lion. Don't know if it has a proper name. >>


    It is one of the famous world's Griffon's and it is still has the head of lion image

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  • MadMuffinMadMuffin Posts: 468 ✭
    Ah, Albania... image

    If I ever get to be a rich man (which probably won't happen as I spend all my money on coins) I definately will have to collect the gold series from Albania!

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  • PhilipPhilip Posts: 847


    << <i>Fabulous little coin, that's George Kastriotis, of Greek origin on the obverse. >>



    Wikipedia identifies him as being Albanian, oddly enough. image But then, he is from Illyria, which had strong Greek influence back then.

    Actually, I've read most entries on Albania in Wikipedia and wouldn't bet on anything regarding albanian history image

    The coin is gorgeous. I have enough trouble collecting the non-gold stuff anyway image
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  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    I believe the lion on Reverse is the lion of St Mark, usually associated with Venitian territory. I see it has the halo, and I'm not sure of any others who use it without the Venitian/St Mark connection, so I'm assuming that's what it is?

    Great coin btw!

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  • AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    The winged lion with a halo has been used since at least the Middle Ages to signify St. Mark the Evangelist. The winged lion denotes St. Mark because that writer opens his gospel by describing St. John the Baptist who was the voice of one crying in the wilderness. The lion, as the king of beasts, represents the royal character of Jesus Christ. Mark's emphasis on the resurrection is indicated by the lion, for according to an old legend, the cub of a lion was thought to be born dead and only raised to life on the third day by the voice of its parents (or some versions say licked to life by them). It also represents one of the four Cherubim. I am not sure of the relation of this saint to Skanderbeg, Albania's great national hero.
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