Albania's highest-denomination banknote in regular circulation, the 2000 Lekë was introduced as part of a broader modernization of the Albanian series that brought the country's paper currency in line with contemporary anti-counterfeiting standards. Thomas De La Rue's involvement is unsurprising — they have printed Albanian notes across multiple series going back decades.
The cotton substrate and thread placement follow De La Rue's house specifications for mid-tier security packages, without the polymer or color-shifting ink upgrades seen on some contemporaneous European issues. A functional, professionally executed note, unremarkable in its production choices.
Albania's highest-denomination banknote in regular circulation, the 2000 Lekë was introduced as part of a broader modernization of the Albanian series that brought the country's paper currency in line with contemporary anti-counterfeiting standards. Thomas De La Rue's involvement is unsurprising — they have printed Albanian notes across multiple series going back decades.
The cotton substrate and thread placement follow De La Rue's house specifications for mid-tier security packages, without the polymer or color-shifting ink upgrades seen on some contemporaneous European issues. A functional, professionally executed note, unremarkable in its production choices.