1000 Lekë 1949 — Albania ( Pick: 27A )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000 Lekë issued in Albania in 1949. It is cataloged under Pick number 27A, identifying it within the documented banknotes of this issue.
The front side features a multicolor underprint with a depiction of Skanderbeg on the left and oil well derricks on the right. The back side displays the national arms and a miner wielding a jackhammer.
This note has dimensions of 175 x 94 mm and was printed by Goznak. The dark brown color enhances its visual characteristics.
The front side features a multicolor underprint with a depiction of Skanderbeg on the left and oil well derricks on the right. The back side displays the national arms and a miner wielding a jackhammer.
This note has dimensions of 175 x 94 mm and was printed by Goznak. The dark brown color enhances its visual characteristics.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1949
- Printing office
- Goznak
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Dark brown
- Dimensions
- 175 x 94 mm
- Pick catalog
- 27A
About this banknote
The Banka e Shtetit Shqiptar issued the 1000 Lekë banknote in 1949. This series was introduced as part of Albania's post-World War II monetary reforms, transitioning from the franga-ari to the lek as the primary currency unit in 1947.
The front of the note features a portrait of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg on the left and oil well derricks on the right. The reverse displays the national arms on the left and a miner with a jackhammer on the right. Printed by Goznak, the note measures 175 x 94 mm and lacks a security thread.
