1000 Lek

 

ALB 1000 R CMJN 300
ALB 1000 V CMJN 300

 

Size 139 mm x 69 mm
Main colour Green
Date of issuance 30 June 2021
Obverse

Portrait of Pjetër Bogdani

Text: “BANKA E SHQIPËRISË”, “NJË MIJË LEKË”, “PJETËR BOGDANI 1625-1689”
Reverse

Catholic Church situated in “Vau i Dejës” with the image of the work’s frontispiece "Çeta e profetëve" (Cuneus prophetarum)

Symbol of Sun

 

Security features

New series of lek banknotes are issued time and again to keep them safe at all times.  The technology for the production of banknotes advances continuously and counterfeiters try getting hold of it.  The new series of the Albanian banknotes contains new and more sophisticated security features.

Some of these features are shown on this page.  For more details, visit security features, where you can learn how to check all the elements through the method: FEEL, LOOK and TILT.

New series of lek banknotes are issued time and again to keep them safe at all times.  The technology for the production of banknotes advances continuously and counterfeiters try getting hold of it.  The new series of the Albanian banknotes contains new and more sophisticated security features.

Some of these features are shown on this page.  For more details, visit security features, where you can learn how to check all the elements through the method: FEEL, LOOK and TILT.

  • Explore security features

 

1000 Lekë (issuances in 1996, 2001, 2007, 2011)

 

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Size 152 x 72 mm
Dominant colour green
First in circulation on 11.07.1997
Obverse Portrait of Pjetër Bogdani (1625-1689), a writer, clergyman and distinguished figure of old Albanian literature, taken from the frontispiece of his work "Çeta e profetëve" (Cuneus prophetarum), and a symbol of the sun used in this work.
Reverse Pamja e kishës Katolike të Vaut të Dejës dhe një simbol i tij për diellin.
  • New 1000 Lekë Note security features (in Albanian
  • Raised print

    Raised print

    Raised print is used in most visible parts of the note and has a raised surface, which is more tactile in the main texts and image. 
    Elements for recognition by blind or visually impaired persons

    Elements for recognition by blind or visually impaired persons

    Ultraviolet properties

    Ultraviolet properties

    All denominations of the new series have surfaces printed in fluorescent ink, visible under UV light. This quality applies also to the security thread and invisible fibres. 
    Watermark

    Watermark

    (visible design inside the paper). Each banknote has a three-dimensional watermark, a portrait that corresponds to the main portrait of the banknote, when seen against the light. 
    See through register

    See through register

    The following denominations have a specific element called see through. It is printed on the reverse of the note and matches perfectly to the space not printed on the obverse, when seen against the light. 
    Hologram

    Hologram

    In their obverse, 2000 and 5000 Lekë notes have a hologram, which presents different images depending on the viewing angle.
    FCO® seal

    FCO® seal

    This element, found in the 1000 lekë denomination, offers two levels of security. The colour of ink changes from violet to dark green when the note is tilted. Depending on the viewing angle, one may see in the background the building of the Bank of Albania, its initials "BSH“ and the value numeral “1000”, which are stamped.