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5000 Leke
| Issuer | Banka e Shqipërisë |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Currency | New lek (1965-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKA E SHQIPERISE PESEMIJE LEKE SKENDERBEU 1405-1468 |
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| Protection description | Skanderbeu's portrait visible when held to light; embedded security thread running vertically through the note; holographic patch at centre-right on obverse displaying the denomination and coat of arms with colour-shifting effect |
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| Comments |
Albania's 5000 Lekë was the highest denomination in circulation when it was introduced, a direct response to the inflationary damage left by the 1997 pyramid scheme collapse — an economic catastrophe that wiped out the savings of roughly two-thirds of the Albanian population and triggered a near-complete breakdown of civil order. The note's practical necessity was obvious: smaller denominations had become cumbersome for any transaction of real value.
The hologram strip was a meaningful security upgrade for the Banka e Shqipërisë at this tier, reflecting pressure from the IMF and regional neighbors to reduce counterfeiting vulnerability during the post-crisis reconstruction period.