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1000 Lekë
| Issuer | Banka e Shqipërisë (Bank of Albania) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | New lek (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | At left, a stylised sun motif accompanies the numeral denomination 1000; at centre, an intaglio portrait vignette of the 17th-century Albanian writer and Catholic Archbishop Pjetër Bogdani is set against an underprint incorporating the façade of the Banka e Shqipërisë headquarters in Tirana; a watermark area is reserved at right. Inscriptions in Albanian identify the issuing authority, denomination in words, and the subject's birth and death years. |
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| Reverse description | A watermark window occupies the left portion of the note; at centre, a detailed astronomical diagram illustrating a lunar eclipse serves as the principal vignette, referencing Bogdani's scientific writings; at right, a vignette of the Church of Vau i Dejës appears alongside the numeral denomination and the year of issue. The overall design is rendered in deep blue and purple tones with fine guilloche underprint work. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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