The 5 Lekë is a coin issued by the Bank of Albania with a value of 5 Albanian lek and is composed of a nickel-covered steel. The coin has been issued in 1995, 2000, 2011, 2014, 2020, and 2023 in nickel-plated steel.
The obverse side features the nominal value beside olive branches. The reverse side features the mint year, () written near the borders and the eagle from the Albanian flag in the centre.
A silver 5 lek coin struck in Rome was issued during the Italian occupation of Albania in 1939. In 1947 and 1957, the People's Socialist Republic of Albania issued zinc 5 leke coins for circulation.
Several commemorative 5 leke coins have been issued. Between 1968 and 1970, commemorative 5 leke coins were issued for the 500th anniversary of the death of Skanderbeg. In 1987 a commemorative struck in copper-nickel was issued for the 2600th anniversary of the Port of Durrës, featuring a ship with the Durrës Castle on the reverse. Five gold 5 lek Port of Durrës commemoratives were also struck. A later commemorative coin was issued in 1988 to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the first Albanian railway.
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