Catalog
1000 Lekë
| Issuer | Bank of Albania |
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| Year | 2001-2011 |
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| Size | 152 × 72 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a vignette of the Vau i Dejës Church, a Cultural Monument of Albania situated within the grounds of Vau i Dejës Castle, rendered in a detailed architectural engraving. The issuer name BANKA E SHQIPERISE and denomination NJE MIJE LEKE are inscribed across the note. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Pjetër Bogdani |
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| Comments |
Albania's 1000 Lekë series issued under P#69 spans a decade of post-communist monetary consolidation, during which the Bank of Albania was still rebuilding credibility following the catastrophic 1997 pyramid scheme collapse — an event that wiped out savings equivalent to roughly half the country's GDP and triggered armed insurrection across the south. The note's relatively sparse security specification, watermark only, reflects the printing economics of a central bank operating on constrained budgets through this period.
Collectors should note that the 2001 and later dated issues within this series carry subtle signature variations corresponding to successive Bank of Albania governor tenures.