The currency of the country is Leke. Banknotes with nominal value of 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 5000 Lek of various modifications and coins with nominal value of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 Lek circulate here. There are banknotes with equal nominal value of three different issuance and different appearance in Albania. One Lek is equal to 100 quindarkas.
Approximate rate of exchange to the world currencies is 105 Lek = 1 US$ and 135 Lek = 1 Euro.
Banks operate from 08.00 to 14.00 from Monday to Friday.