{"id":63642,"date":"2023-12-12T17:43:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=63642"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:43:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:43:52","slug":"bank-of-albania-announces-deadline-for-old-banknotes-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/bank-of-albania-announces-deadline-for-old-banknotes-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of Albania announces deadline for old banknotes exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of Albania announced today that the end of 2023 will be the deadline for exchanging some banknotes without legal tender.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-63644\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/leke-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/leke-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/leke-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/leke-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/leke-696x305.jpg 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/leke.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Based on the decision of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania no. 17, dated 13.2.2013 &#8220;On the postponement of the deadline for the exchange of some banknotes without legal tender&#8221;, the Bank of Albania announces that December 31, 2023 is the deadline for the exchange of banknotes without legal tender as follows:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-63645\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lek1-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lek1-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lek1-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lek1-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lek1-696x319.jpg 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lek1.jpg 865w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>100 Lek, issue of 1993, 1994, 1996, the image of the National Warrior;<\/p>\n<p>100 Lek, issue of 1996, image of Fan S. Noli;<\/p>\n<p>200 Lek, issue of 1992, 1994, 1996, image of Ismail Qemali;<\/p>\n<p>500 Lek, issue of the years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, the image of the girl with sunflowers;<\/p>\n<p>500 Lek, issue of 1992, 1994, 1996, image of Naim Frash\u00ebri;<\/p>\n<p>1000 Lek, issue of 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, image of Skanderbeg.<\/p>\n<p>Banknotes can continue to be exchanged until December 31, 2023, at any second-tier bank counter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of Albania announced today that the end of 2023 will be the deadline for exchanging some banknotes without legal tender. 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