2021-07-21 Wed

The Bank of Albania has added 10,000- and 1,000-lek banknotes to the new currency series.

The theme of the series includes the portraits of notable national figures and moments in Albanian history. These moments begin in antiquity, moving through the Middle Ages, the National Awakening, the Independence of Albania, and end with the symbols of the national flag and anthem.

The face of the 10,000-lek note has the portrait of Albanian poet Asdreni, the pen name of Aleksander Stavre Drenova, an early 20th-century poet of the Albanian National Awakening, and one of the best-known Albanian poets, and the author of the national anthem. The back has the national flag and a line of music from the anthem. It has similar security elements to those on the 1,000-lek note, but the colour of the security thread changes from green to purple.

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