500 Lekë 1949 — Albania ( Pick: 27 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 500 Lekë issued in Albania in 1949. It is cataloged under Pick number 27, which identifies it within the issue. Its denomination and year place it among documented banknotes.
The front side features a design with violet on a multicolor underprint, depicting a hay harvest with a tractor. On the back, there is a depiction of a peasant woman holding a sheaf of wheat with her arms.
This note has dimensions measuring 165 x 90 mm and is printed on paper. The printing office responsible for this banknote is Goznak.
The front side features a design with violet on a multicolor underprint, depicting a hay harvest with a tractor. On the back, there is a depiction of a peasant woman holding a sheaf of wheat with her arms.
This note has dimensions measuring 165 x 90 mm and is printed on paper. The printing office responsible for this banknote is Goznak.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1949
- Printing office
- Goznak (Гознак, Экспедиция заготовления государственных бумаг), Russian Federation (1818-date)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Brown
- Dimensions
- 165 x 90 mm
- Pick catalog
- 27
About this banknote
The Banka e Shtetit Shqiptar (State Bank of Albania) issued the 500 Lekë banknote in 1949. This issuance followed the 1947 monetary reform, which established the lek as Albania's sole currency unit.
The obverse features a hay harvest scene with a tractor at the center and a portrait of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg at the upper right. The reverse depicts a peasant woman holding a sheaf of wheat on the left and the Albanian coat of arms on the right. Printed by Goznak in the Russian Federation, the note measures 165 x 90 mm.
