Battery

A battery comprising:

• a container having an opening;
• a lid provided on the opening of the container;
• a gas-relief vent provided in the lid;
• an electrode group housed in the container, comprising an edge face opposed to the lid, and comprising a plurality of current collecting tabs extending from the edge face;
• an intermediate lead comprising a first lead-joint part, an electrode-group-joint part to which the plurality of current collecting tabs are electrically connected, and a leg part connecting the first lead-joint part and the electrode-group-joint part to each other, and the first lead-joint part and the electrode-group-joint part being located on planes different from each other;
• and
• a terminal lead comprising a lid-joint part connected to the lid, and a second lead-joint part extending from the lid-joint part, being opposed to the first lead-joint part and electrically connected to the first lead-joint part.