The Order of Skanderbeg was originally instituted in 1925 as an order of merit of the Albanian Republic. It was replaced by the Communist government in 1945 with a new award of the same name. Skanderb
Grand Officer of the Royal Albanian Orfer c.1930
The namesake of the order; Skanderbeg.
Commanders class of the order on a ladies bow.
King Zog I of Albania, the orders founder, wearing the star of the Grand Cross.
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Gjergj Kastrioti was an Albanian nobleman and military leader who led the League of Lezhë in the Ottoman-Albanian Wars until his death. Skanderbeg is considered to be a major figure of medieval Albani
Order of Skanderbeg (1925–1945)
…instituted in 1925 as an order of merit of the Albanian Republic. It was replaced by the Communist government in 1945 with a new award of the same name. Skanderbeg is the national hero of the Albanian people. The Albanian royal family currently maintains the Order of Skanderbeg as a dynastic order, which has only…
Skanderbeg and other students receiving military education in the Enderun School
Skanderbeg dueling a Tatar at the Ottoman court, some time before 1439
Skanderbeg's return to Krujë, 1444 (woodcut by Jost Amman)
A woodcut of the battle of Varna in 1444