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Israel - Pair of banknotes, 100 1986 and 200 1991 sheqels - identical S.N. (the...
Israel – Pair of banknotes, 100 1986 and 200 1991 sheqels – identical S.N. (the digits 1 and 2 are the prefix) – UNC
100 Sheqels:
Front: Portrait of Itzhak Ben-Zvi; to the right, In nine lines legible under a magnifying glass, the titles of his nine books; a background depicting a group of people representing different ethnic communities in Israel: the denomination "One Hundred New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back: A view of Peki’in village, researched by Ben-Zvi, including the synagogue, a carob tree and a cave; an ancient stone candelabrum, the denomination "100 New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Size: 138 X 76 mm.
200 Sheqels:
Front: Portrait of Zalman Shazar, third president of Israel; Candelabrum formed from DNA molecule, as a symbol to the progress of science; In the background – the poem "compulsory education law" written by Natan Alterman in 1949; the denomination "Two Hundred New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back: A girl leaning over a table; Hebrew letters; the denomination "Two Hundred New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Size: 138 X 76 mm.