Size: 151 mm x 72 mm
Dominant colour: green
First in circulation on: 11.07.1997
The 1000 Lekė Note, issue of 1996 was printed by "De La Rue" Company and put in circulation on 11 July 1997.
It was reprinted by "Oberthure" banknote printing company in 2001 with improved security features and was put in circulation on 8 April 2002.
The front side of the note displays the portrait of Pjeter Bogdani (1625-1689), a writer and clergy and a prominent figure of older Albanian literature, taken from the cover of his book "Ēeta e profetėve" (
Cuneus profhetarum), with his symbol of the sun in the centre.
On its reverse, the note has Bogdani's symbolic vision of the heliocentric system in the centre. On the right, there is an image of the Catholic Church in Vau i Dejės. The value numeral of the banknote is printed on the lower right corner.
On 14 November 2008, the Bank of Albania put in circulation a 1000 Lekė note of legal tender, issue of 2007. It retains the same design and dimension as the 1000 Lekė note, issue of 2001. Security and damage-resistant elements are added or improved. Signatures of the Governor and the Director of Issue Department are updated.
Older 1000 Lekė notes shall continue to be legal tender and shall continue to be in circulation along with the new note, issue of 2007.
New 1000 Lekė Note security features (in Albanian)
