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| Issuer | Bank of Albania |
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| Year | 2017-2019 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette carries a portrait of Naim Frashëri (1846–1900), celebrated poet of the Albanian National Renaissance, rendered in intaglio against a background vignette of an open book. The denomination and issuer inscription are printed in guilloche underprint, with the value expressed in Albanian as DYQIND LEKË. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKA E SHQIPËRISË NAIM FRASHËRI 1846-1900 DYQIND LEKË (Translation: Bank of Albania Naim Frashëri 1846-1900 200 Lekë) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vignette of the birthplace of Naim Frashëri, his family home in Frashër, rendered in fine-line intaglio detail. A stylised quill pen appears alongside a passage from his celebrated verse «Ti Shqipëri më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar», with facsimile signatures of the Governor and Director of the Bank of Albania, the serial number, and the date printed in the lower portion. |
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