B325 (PNL): 2,000 leke (US$18) Purple. Front: Albanian text; MBRETI GENT (Gentius, last king of Illyria); outline of Bank of Albania building; coat of arms as registration device; ancient coins in OVI. Back: Albanian text; coat of arms; medicinal plant, gentiana lutea (great yellow gentian, or bitter root); AMFITEATRI IRead More…
B323 (PNL): 500 leke (US$4.55) Blue. Front: Albanian text; two-headed eagle; Prime Minister Ismail Qemali; outline of Bank of Albania building; coat of arms as registration device; 1912 independence flag in OVI. Back: Albanian text; coat of arms; desk and chairs in office where independence declared; telegraph machine which transmittedRead More…
According to a press release dated 15 June 2021, the Bank of Albania plans to introduce its new 1,000- and 10,000-lek notes (B324a and B327a, respectively) on 30 June 2021.Read More…
According to a press release dated 15 June 2021, the Bank of Albania plans to introduce its new 1,000- and 10,000-lek notes (B324a and B327a, respectively) on 30 June 2021.Read More…
On 12 September 2019, the Bank of Albania unveiled a new series of banknotes that are like the preceding issues, but with refreshed designs and colors, as well as new security features. Although not shown at the unveiling, the new 10,000-lek note is expected to have the theme of theRead More…
According to an Invest in Albania article dated 3 July 2019, the Bank of Albania plans to introduce a new family of banknotes starting with new 200- and 5,000-lek notes in the fall of 2019, and eventually including 500-, 1,000-, 2,000-, and 10,000-lek notes. All notes will have the sameRead More…