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3 Lekë

3 Lekë - obverse3 Lekë - reverse

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Features

Issuer Albania
Issuing bank Albanian State Bank (Banka e Shtetit Shqiptar)
Period Socialist Republic (1945-1990)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Years 1964-1976
Value 3 Lekë (3 ALL)
Currency New lek (1965-date)
Composition Paper
Size 106 × 60 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1 January 1992
Number
N#
201629
References P# 41
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Obverse

Woman carrying a basket of fruits

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANKA E SHTETIT SHQIPTAR

TRE LEKË

I PAGUHET PRURËSIT ME TË PARË

Translation:
State Bank of Albania

Three leke

Payment to the bearer on demand

Reverse

City of Saranda, coat of arms on the right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANKA E SHTETIT SHQIPTAR

Tre Lekë

LIGJA DËNON ATA QË FABRIKOJNË DHE NDAJNË BILETA TË FALLSIFIKUARA

Translation:
State Bank of Albania

Three leke

The law punishes those who fabricate and distribute counterfeit banknotes

Watermark

P#41 with stars:

3 Lekë -  obverse

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Printer

China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (中国印钞造币总公司), China (1980-date)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
1964  $ 4.80 P# 34a
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
Issued note; watermark, repeated and curved BSHSH 8%
1964  P# 34s
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
Specimen; overprint MODEL or SPECIMEN 1.0%
1976  Photo $ 2.10 $ 2.10 P# 41a
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
Issued note; watermark, repeated BSHSH curved around star 85%
1976  P# 41s1
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
Specimen with all zero serial numbers 1.3%
1976  $ 4.60 P# 41s2
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
Specimen with normal serial numbers 7%

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1976 – P# 41a – Issued note; watermark, repeated BSHSH curved around star • 106 × 60 mm (see more)
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