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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Old lek (1926-1965)

100 Qindarka = 1 Lek • 5 Leki = 1 Franga Ari

Available for swap 2 Lek
ND (1940)

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
95 × 54 mm
P# 9, N# 243393
5 Lek / 1 Frank Ar
ND (1925)

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

Standard banknote: 1925-1926 Issue
112 × 66 mm
P# 2, N# 221079
Available for swap 5 Franga
1939

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
131 × 76 mm
P# 6, N# 240076
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 Franka Ari
ND (1926)

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

Standard banknote: 1925-1926 Issue
190 × 104 mm
P# 4, N# 243289
100 Franka Ari
ND (1939)

Standard banknote: Italian Occupation (1939-1942)
190 × 104 mm
P# 5, N# 243290

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