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1 Lek valutë
| Issuer | Banka e Shtetit Shqiptar |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Reference(s) | P#48A |
| Obverse description | A vignette of a steel worker in raised-arm pose occupies the centre of the note against a geometric underprint of repeating diamond patterns in pale tones. A guilloche rosette enclosing the numeral "1" appears at upper right, with the bank name legend arching across the top. The denomination "NJE lek valutë" is printed in bold lettering at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKA E SHTETIT SHQIPTAR NJË LEK VALUTË BANKA E SHTETIT SHQIPTAR |
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Albania's 1992 note issues came in the immediate aftermath of the country's catastrophic transition from one of Europe's most isolated command economies — the lek had been inconvertible and internally managed for decades under Hoxha. The "valutë" designation distinguishes this from the older lek forca series, a distinction that mattered enormously to Albanians navigating a dual-currency environment in the early reform years.
The watermark is the sole security feature on a denomination this low, which reflects the practical reality that counterfeiting a 1 lek note offered almost no incentive.