Franga

Franga
	100 Franga Coin with portrait of Zogu
Unit
Symbol	Fr‎
Nickname	Leku i Zogut (Zogu's Lek)
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	Qindark ari
Symbol
Qindark ari	q
Banknotes
Freq. used	5, 20, and 100 Franga
Coins
Freq. used	10, 20, 50 and 100 Franga
Demographics
Date of withdrawal	1946
Replaced by	Albanian lek
User(s)	Albanian Republic ; Albanian Kingdom
Issuance
Central bank	Bank of Albania
Valuation
Value	1 Fr = L5
	This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The franga [fɾaŋa] is an obsolete unit of currency, equal to 5 lek, used in the Albanian Republic and Albanian Kingdom under Zogu.^[1] Coins denominated in Franga were in use from 1926 until 1939.^[2]

Coins

Between 1926 and 1938, 1, 2, and 5 franga coins were issued in silver (.835 fine for the two lower values, 900 fine for the five-franga coins), while 10, 20, 50, and 100 franga pieces were minted in gold (.900 fine).

Fractional pieces in denominated in lek and qindarka were also issued during the period.

Banknotes

An undated series of banknotes was issued by the National Bank of Albania in 1926. It comprised 1, 5, 20, and 100 franga notes, the first of which was recalled shortly after being released into circulation.

In 1939, during the Italian occupation, the 100 franga notes were overprinted to obscure the image of King Zog I.