Albania 500 Leke Banknote, 2015, P-72b, UNC

The Albania 500 Leke Banknote was issued by the Bank of Albania in 2015. The obverse of the blue banknote features Prime Minister Ismail Qemali, a two-headed eagle on the independence flag, a fountain pen, an outline of the Bank of Albania building in Optically Variable Ink, and the coat of arms of Albania. The reverse depicts a desk and chairs in the conference room where independence was declared, a telegraph machine that transmitted the declaration, and the house where the declaration took place. The banknote contains security thread and watermark varieties. It is 145 x 68 mm in size and is in uncirculated condition.