Banknotes from Albania

Albania is a country in Southern Europe on the Adriatic Sea bordering Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Kosovo. It was known as Illyria in antiquity, and in the 15th century led an unsuccessful revolt against, but was conquered by the Ottoman Empire, who ruled the region until it's independence after the First Balkan War in 1912. It effectively became an Italian protectorate in the 1920s, and Italy invaded and annexed it in 1939. The Germans took over after the fall of Mussolini in 1943, until partisan forces with Soviet support liberated the country. It then became part of the Eastern Bloc until 1960 when it's dictator Enver Hoxha left the Bloc. It remained communist until 1998, when a democratic constitution was ratified. As of 2018, Albania has a population of around 2.9 million. It is one of the poorest countries in Europe, and still uses the Albanian Lek.
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First Republic (1925-1928)

5 Lek / 1 Frank Ar
ND (1925)

Standard banknote: 1925-1926 Issue
93 × 50 mm
P# 1, N# 243285
Available for swap 5 Franka Ari
ND (1926)

Standard banknote: 1925-1926 Issue
112 × 66 mm
P# 2, N# 221079
Available for swap 20 Franka Ari
ND (1926)

Standard banknote: 1925-1926 Issue
151 × 86 mm
P# 3, N# 222378
100 Franka Ari
ND (1926)

Standard banknote: 1925-1926 Issue
190 × 104 mm
P# 4, N# 243289

Italian occupation (1939-1943)

Available for swap 2 Lek
ND (1940)

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
95 × 54 mm
P# 9, N# 243393
5 Lek
ND (1940)

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
97 × 61 mm
P# 10, N# 243397
Available for swap 10 Lek
ND (1940)

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
98 × 61 mm
P# 11, N# 239660
Available for swap 5 Franga
1939

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
131 × 76 mm
P# 6, N# 240076
Available for swap 20 Franga
ND (1939)

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
189 × 105 mm
P# 7, N# 220042
20 Franka Ari (Overprinted on P#3)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: ND 1945 Provisional Issue
152 × 86 mm
P# 12, N# 243398
100 Franka Ari
ND (1939)

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
190 × 104 mm
P# 5, N# 243290
Available for swap 100 Franga
ND (1940)

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
204 × 108 mm
P# 8, N# 243390
100 Franga (Overprinted on P#8)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: ND 1945 Provisional Issue
203 × 108 mm
P# 14, N# 243400

Socialist Republic (1945-1990)

10 Lekë
1947

Standard banknote: 1947 Issue
120 × 61 mm
P# 19, N# 240077
Available for swap 10 Lekë
1949-1957

Standard banknote: 1949 & 1957 Issues
124 × 65 mm
P# 24, P# 28, N# 221751
5 Franga
1945

Standard banknote: 1945 Issue
129 × 66 mm
P# 15, N# 243401
50 Lekë
1947

Standard banknote: 1947 Issue
134 × 67 mm
P# 20, N# 243405
Available for swap 50 Lekë
1949-1957

Standard banknote: 1949 & 1957 Issues
135 × 75 mm
P# 25, P# 29, N# 207798
Available for swap 20 Franga (Overprinted on P#7)
ND (1945)

Standard banknote: ND 1945 Provisional Issue
187 × 106 mm
P# 13, N# 243399
20 Franga
1945

Standard banknote: 1945 Issue
148 × 74 mm
P# 16, N# 243402
100 Lekë
1947

Standard banknote: 1947 Issue
148 × 74 mm
P# 21, N# 219781
Available for swap 100 Lekë
1949-1957

Standard banknote: 1949 & 1957 Issues
145 × 85 mm
P# 26, P# 30, N# 207799
100 Franga
1945

Standard banknote: 1945 Issue
158 × 79 mm
P# 17, N# 243403
500 Lekë
1947

Standard banknote: 1947 Issue
164 × 82 mm
P# 22, N# 243406
Available for swap 500 Lekë
1949-1957

Standard banknote: 1949 & 1957 Issues
165 × 90 mm
P# 27, P# 31, N# 222386
1000 Lekë
1947

Standard banknote: 1947 Issue
180 × 90 mm
P# 23, N# 243407
1000 Lekë
1949-1957

Standard banknote: 1949 & 1957 Issues
175 × 94 mm
P# 27A, P# 32, N# 207800
500 Franga
1945

Standard banknote: 1945 Issue
178 × 89 mm
P# 18, N# 243404
Available for swap 1 Lek
1964-1976

Standard banknote
105 × 55 mm
P# 33, P# 40, N# 201626
Available for swap 3 Lekë
1964-1976

Standard banknote
106 × 60 mm
P# 34, P# 41, N# 201629
Available for swap 5 Lekë
1964-1976

Standard banknote
125 × 65 mm
P# 35, P# 42, N# 207801
Available for swap 10 Leke
1964-1976

Standard banknote
135 × 75 mm
P# 36, P# 43, N# 207499
Available for swap 25 Lekë
1964-1976

Standard banknote
151 × 85 mm
P# 37, P# 44, N# 222392
Available for swap 50 Leke
1964-1976

Standard banknote
164 × 90 mm
P# 38, P# 45, N# 209647
Available for swap 100 Leke
1964-1976

Standard banknote
170 × 93 mm
P# 39, P# 46, N# 215701
100 Lekë
ND (1985)

Trial banknote

P# 46A, N# 243558

Fourth Republic (1990-date)

1 Lek valutë
ND (1992)

Standard banknote

P# 48A, N# 243567
Available for swap 100 Leke
1991

Standard banknote
158 × 77 mm
P# 47, N# 207694
100 Leke
1993-1996

Standard banknote
154 × 72 mm
P# 55, N# 209651
Available for swap 100 Lekë
1996

Standard banknote
130 × 66 mm
P# 62, N# 207811
200 Leke
1992-1996

Standard banknote
162 × 78 mm
P# 52, P# 59, N# 209654
Available for swap 200 Leke
1994

Standard banknote
162 × 78 mm
P# 56, N# 243635
Available for swap 200 Lekë
1996-2012

Standard banknote
138 × 69 mm
P# 63, P# 67, P# 71, N# 205509
Available for swap 200 Lekë
2017-2019

Standard banknote
125 × 65 mm
TBB# 322, N# 202805
500 Leke
1991-1996

Standard banknote
153 × 75 mm
P# 48, N# 243062
10 Lek valutë
ND (1992)

Standard banknote

P# 49, N# 243571
500 Leke
1992-1996

Standard banknote
170 × 78 mm
P# 53, P# 60, N# 224619
Available for swap 500 Leke
1994

Standard banknote
170 × 78 mm
P# 57, N# 243637
500 Lekë
1996

Standard banknote
145 × 69 mm
P# 64, N# 254464
Available for swap 500 Lekë
2001-2015

Standard banknote
145 × 69 mm
P# 68, P# 72, N# 201958
Available for swap 500 Lekë
2020

Standard banknote
132 × 69 mm
N# 319152
1000 Leke
1992-1996

Standard banknote
178 × 78 mm
P# 54, P# 61, N# 243634
1000 Leke
1994

Standard banknote
178 × 78 mm
P# 58, N# 243638
1000 Lekë
1996

Standard banknote
152 × 72 mm
P# 65, N# 243932
Available for swap 1000 Lekë
2001-2011

Standard banknote
152 × 72 mm
P# 69, P# 73, N# 203713
Available for swap 1000 Lekë
2019

Standard banknote
139 × 69 mm
N# 299484
Available for swap 2000 Leke
2007-2012

Standard banknote
160 × 72 mm
P# 74, N# 201960
Available for swap 2000 Lekë
2020

Standard banknote
146 × 72 mm
N# 319155
50 Lek valutë
ND (1992)

Standard banknote

P# 50, N# 243575
5000 Leke
1996

Standard banknote
160 × 72 mm
P# 66, N# 275984
5000 Leke
2001

Standard banknote
160 × 72 mm
P# 70, N# 243643
Available for swap 5000 Lekë
2007-2013

Standard banknote
153 × 72 mm
P# 75, N# 202808
Available for swap 5000 Leke
2017-2019

Standard banknote
154 × 72 mm
N# 243642
Available for swap 10 000 Lekë
2019

Standard banknote
160 × 72 mm
TBB# 327, N# 298649

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