1000 Lekë 1957 — Albania ( Pick: 32 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000 Lekë issued in Albania in 1957. It is cataloged under Pick number 32. The note features a design that includes an image of Skanderbeg combined with an oil derrick motif, characteristic of the 1957 issue. The front displays a distinct watermark marked "BSHSH" within outlines, repeated, while the colour scheme consists of brown-violet on a multicolor underprint.
This banknote measures 175 x 94 mm. The printing office responsible for this issue is Goznak, located in the Russian Federation.
The amount produced for this banknote is not specified. The 1957 issue reflects Albania's ongoing political and economic changes post-World War II.
This banknote measures 175 x 94 mm. The printing office responsible for this issue is Goznak, located in the Russian Federation.
The amount produced for this banknote is not specified. The 1957 issue reflects Albania's ongoing political and economic changes post-World War II.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Not specified
- Date of issue
- 1957
- Printing office
- Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russian Federation (1818-presente)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown-violet on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 175 x 94 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 32
About this banknote
The Banka e Shtetit Shqiptar issued the 1000 Lekë banknote in 1957. This series was printed by Goznak, the Russian state printing company established in 1818.
The obverse features a portrait of Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu on the left and oil well derricks on the right. The reverse displays the national coat of arms on the left and a young miner with a jackhammer on the right. The watermark consists of the repeated initials "BSHSH" within outlines.
