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Israel - Set of 7 banknotes from the new shekel series, 1, 5, 10, 20,...
Israel – Set of 7 banknotes from the new shekel series, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 shekels 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 – UNC
1 Sheqel:
Front: Portrait of Maimonides (Rambam); a passage from his manuscript of the "Mishneh Tora" (code of Jewish law); the denomination "One New Sheqel" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back: Stylized view of Tiberias where Maimonides is buried; an ancient candelabrum; the denomination "1 New Sheqel" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Size: 138 X 76 mm.
5 Sheqalim:
Front: Portrait of Levi Eshkol; a panorama of united Jerusalem; the denomination "Five New Sheqallm" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back: Pipe carrying water, symbolizing Eshkol’s enterprise, against a background of meadow and barren land; the denomination "5 New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Size: 138 X 76 mm.
10 Shekel:
Front: Portrait of Golda Meir; a stylized tree with intertwining branches against a background of seven-branched candelabra and the words "Let my people go" in microprint; the denomination "Ten New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back: Picture of Golda Meir among a gathering of Russian Jews in front of the Moscow synagogue; the words "Let my people go" in the background in large and tiny letters; the denomination "10 New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Size: 138 X 76 mm.
20 Shekel:
Front: Portrait of Moshe Sharett; below, in a line legible under a magnifying glass, the titles of his seven books; the ceremony of the unfurling of the Israeli flag by Sharett at the U.N. building in 1949; the denomination "Twenty New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back: Original building of the Herzlia high school where Sharett studied; a background of Little Tel Aviv; the denomination "20 New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Size: 138 X 76 mm.
50 Shekel:
Front: Portrait of S.Y. Agnon; the denomination "Fifty New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back: A skyline of Jerusalem and a Jewish townlet in Eastern Europe; titles of 18 books by Agnon in microprint; the denomination "50 New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Size: 138 X 76 mm.
100 Shekalim:
Observe – the portrait of Yitzhak Ben Zvi, and to his right, in nine lines (readable with magnifying glass) –
the names of his books; In the background – figures representing testimony in Israel;
The words "One hundred NIS New" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Reverse – the view of the village of Peki’in, which Ben-Zvi investigated, including the synagogue,
the carob tree and the cave; Ancient stone lamp; The words "100 New Shekels" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Watermark: Portrait of Isaac Ben Zvi.
Signatures: Governor Frankel Bank; Chairman of the Advisory Council Shlomo Lorinz.
Color number: down black, and up green.
Dimensions: 138X76 mm
Condition: UNC
SKU: KM # 56
200 Shekalim:
Observe – Portrait of Zalman Shazar, the third president of the State of Israel; A lamp designed
in the shape of the DNA molecule, as a symbol of the evolution of science;
In the background – the song "Compulsory Education Law" written by Nathan Alterman in 1949;
The words "two hundred shekels" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Reverse – a girl leans against a desk, against the backdrop of Hebrew print letters;
The words "two hundred shekels" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Watermark: Portrait of Zalman Shazar.
Signatures: Governor of the Bank Prof. Michael Bruno and Chairman of the Advisory Council Shlomo Lorinz.
Color number: down black, and up green.
Dimensions: 138X76 mm
Condition: UNC
SKU: KM # 57