2 lek 1940 — Albania ( Pick: 9 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 2 lek issued in Albania in 1940. It is cataloged under Pick number 9.
The front side features a male head on the right, alongside crowned arms on the left, set against a blue design with an orange-brown underprint. The back side displays a crowned double-headed eagle.
This note is signed by Antonio Mosconi and Amedeo Gambino. It was printed by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome, Italy.
The front side features a male head on the right, alongside crowned arms on the left, set against a blue design with an orange-brown underprint. The back side displays a crowned double-headed eagle.
This note is signed by Antonio Mosconi and Amedeo Gambino. It was printed by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome, Italy.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Antonio Mosconi, Amedeo Gambino
- Date of issue
- 1940
- Printing office
- Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Lilac
- Dimensions
- 95 x 54 mm
- Pick catalog
- 9
About this banknote
The National Bank of Albania (Banka Kombëtare e Shqipnis) issued the 2 Lek banknote in 1940 during the Italian occupation of Albania (1939–1943). This series was produced by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome, Italy.
The obverse features a youthful Hercules at the right and the crowned national arms at the left. The reverse displays a crowned double-headed eagle at the left. The note measures 95 x 54 mm and is printed on paper. It bears the signatures of Antonio Mosconi, President (1935–1943), and Amedeo Gambino, Counselor Delegate (1939–1945).
