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World Paper Money Catalog and History
Albania banknotes
Albania paper money catalog and Albanian currency history
- A brief monetary history:
- Ottoman currency, till 1912
- French, Italian and Austrian currency, 1912-1925
- Franka Ari = 5 Lek = 500 Quindar, 1926-1946
- Franka = 6.25 Italian Lira, 1939 -1943 (Italian occupation)
- Franka = 0.80 German Mark, 1943 -1944 (German occupation)
- Lek = (0.20 Franga) = 100 Qindar, 1946-1965
- Lek = (10 old Lek) = 100 Qindar, from 1965
- Lek Lalute = 50 Lek, 1992-93
- To purchase Albanian banknotes, please check our inventory :
World banknotes countries A-Z
| Pick # | Date | |
| Kingdom | ||
| 1 | (1925) |  5 frank ar |
| 2-4 | (1926) |  5, 20, 100 frank ar |
| Italian Occupation | ||
| 5 | (1939) |  100 Franga; provisional overprint |
| 6-7 | (1939) |  5, 20 Franga |
| 8 | (1940) |  100 Franga |
| 9-11 | (1940) |  2, 5, 10 lek |
| Republic | ||
| 12-14 | (1945) |  20, 20, 100 Franga; provisional overprint |
| 15-18 | 1945 |  5, 20, 100, 500 Franga |
| 19-23 | 1947 |  10, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 leke |
| 24-27A | 1949 |  10, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 leke |
| 28-32 | 1957 |  10, 50, 100, 500, 1.000 leke |
| 33-39 | 1964 | 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 leke |
| 40-46 | 1976 |  1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 leke |
| 47-48 | 1991-92 |  100, 500 leke |
| 48A-50 | (1992) |  1, 10, 50 lek valute; ( 1 lek valute = 50 leke ) |
| 52-54 | 1992 |  200, 500, 1.000 leke |
| 55-58 | 1993-94 |  100, 200, 500, 1.000 leke |
| 59-61 | 1995-96 |  200, 500, 1.000 leke |
| 62-66 | 1996 |  100, 200, 500, 1.000, 5.000 leke |
| 67-70 | 2001 |  200, 500, 1.000, 5.000 leke |
| 71-75 | 2007-2015 |  200, 500, 1.000, 2.000, 5.000 leke |
| 76- | 2017- | 200, 500, 1.000, 2.000, 5.000, 10.000 leke |
| Foreign Exchange Certificates | ||
| FX4-9 | 1953 |  1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 leke |
| FX10 | 1956 |  1/2 leke |
| FX21-27 | 1965 |  0.05, 0.10, 1/2, 1, 5, 10, 50 leke |
| ALBANIAN REGIONAL BANKNOTES | ||
| - Bashkia e Beratit (Berat) | ||
| s101 | 1925 | 50 qindtar |
| - Dhoma Tregetare e Beratit (Berat) | ||
| s102-3 | 1924 | 1/2, 1 lire |
| - Bashkia e Elbasanit (Elbasan) | ||
| s111-3 | 1924-1925 | 0.10, 0,20, 0.40 Franga |
| - Fier | ||
| s121-3 | 1921 | 1 lira, 0.50 quind, 1 frank |
| - Bashki e Gjirokastres (Gjirokaster) | ||
| s131-3 | (1920) | 0.50, 1, 2 Franga |
| - Shqiperie Vetqevritare, Korce | ||
| s141-2 | 1917.03.01 |  1/2, 1 franc; serie A |
| s143-4 | 1917.03.25 | 1/2, 1 franc; serie B |
| s145-6 | 1917.10.10 |  1/2, 1 franc; serie C |
| s147-8 | 1918.11.01 | 0.50, 1 franc; serie A |
| s149-50 | 1918.12.01 | 0.50, 1 franc; serie B |
| s151-2 | 1918.12.10 | 0.50, 1 franc; serie C |
| - Territoire de Koritza, Korce | ||
| s153-4 | 1920.03 | 0.50, 1 franc |
| s155-7 | 1921.08.01 | 1/2, 1, 2 Skender |
| s158-61 | 1921.11.09 | 25, 50 Qint, 1, 20 Skender |
| s162-3 | 1923.01.01 | 0.10, 1 franc |
| - Sigurim Arke - Shkodres Permbe (Shkoder) | ||
| s171-4 | 1920 | 5, 10, 20, 50 Qindtar |
| - Bashkia e Vlores (Vlore) | ||
| s181-3 | 1924.05.11 | 10, 25 Qindtar, 1 frank; serie A |
| s184-5 | 1924.05.11 | 1, 2 frank; serie B |
| s186-7 | 1924.05.11 | 1, 2 frank; serie C |
Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues
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