Albanian lek

Albanian lek

Leku Shqiptar (Albanian)
1000 Lekë banknote Lekë coins
ISO 4217
Code	ALL (numeric: 008) before 1990: ALK
Subunit	0.01
Unit
Unit	lek
Plural	lekë
Symbol	L‎
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100	qindarkë
Plural
qindarkë	qindarka
Banknotes
Freq. used	200  Lekë, 500  Lekë, 1,000  Lekë, 2,000  Lekë, 5,000  Lekë
Rarely used	10,000  Lekë
Coins
Freq. used	5  Lekë, 10  Lekë, 20  Lekë, 50  Lekë, 100  Lekë
Rarely used	1 Lek, 50  Lekë (2003 series)
Demographics
Date of introduction	16 February 1926
User(s)	Albania
Issuance
Central bank	Bank of Albania
Website	www.bankofalbania.org
Valuation
Inflation	2.6%
Source	[1] 2024

The lek (Albanian: leku shqiptar; indefinite singular lek, definite plural lekët, indefinite plural lekë; sign: L;^[1] code: ALL) is the currency of Albania. Historically, it was subdivided into 100 qintars (Albanian: qindarka; singular qindarkë).