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Trivia: Israel’s coins and banknotes

Trivia: Israel’s coins and banknotes

What is special about the people who appear on Israel’s banknotes?

1 They are all people from the Bible.
2 They are all people who made significant contributions to Jewish people and to the State of Israel, and it was therefore decided to honor them on the banknotes.
3 They were all founders of the state.
4 They are all former prime ministers and presidents.

Good to know! Banknotes (and coins) are national symbols. As such, the portraits that appear on them are of people who contributed much to the State of Israel and have passed away. These include prime ministers, presidents, and intellectual and cultural leaders.

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Why are there security features embedded in the banknotes?

1 Security features are beautiful, and are intended to decorate the banknotes.
2 In order to make the banknotes difficult to counterfeit.
3 In order to prevent the theft of money.
4 In order to make it easy to differentiate banknotes from coins.

Good to know! Since the banknotes have relatively high value (compared to coins), the Bank of Israel works to protect them against counterfeiting, using advanced security features that feature various technologies.

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How can someone distinguish the security features on the banknotes?

1 You can see them, feel them, or tilt the banknote in order to distinguish them.
2 You cannot distinguish the security features because they are hidden.
3 By soaking the banknotes in water.
4 By comparing different banknotes.

Good to know! There are security features on every banknote. Some can be seen, mainly when you hold the banknote up to the light. Some can be felt by touching, and some can be discovered when you tilt the banknote in different directions.

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What is more difficult to counterfeit – banknotes or coins?

1 Banknotes and coins cannot be counterfeit.
2 Coins, since they are made of metal.
3 There is no difference between banknotes and coins.
4 Banknotes.

Good to know! Since the value of banknotes is higher than that of coins, the Bank of Israel incorporates security features in them to make it more difficult to counterfeit them and easier to discover counterfeits.

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What do all the people appearing in Series C of the New Shekel (the banknotes currently in use) have in common?

1 They were all previously prime ministers of Israel.
2 They are all male.
3 They are all writers and poets.
4 They were all born in Jerusalem.

Good to know! The portraits of Rachel the Poetess, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Leah Goldberg, and Nathan Alterman appear on the banknotes. This is the only series dedicated entirely to intellectual and literary leaders.

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How many agorot are there in a shekel?

1 10
2 1,000
3 50
4 100

Good to know!

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Why are the banknotes designed in different sizes?

1 Because it is more beautiful when you look at all the banknotes together.
2 To make it easier for those with visual disabilities to distinguish between the banknotes.
3 In order to see what the most important banknote is.
4 The size of the banknote depends on the decorations that appear on it.

Good to know! In addition to the identification features for those with visual disabilities, the banknotes can be differentiated by their length. Each banknote is 7 mm longer than the denomination below it.

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Which of the following poets appears on a banknote?

1 Nathan Zach.
2 Yehuda Amichai.
3 Naomi Shemer.
4 Leah Goldberg.

Good to know! A portrait of Leah Goldberg appears on the NIS 100 banknote in Series C of the New Shekel. This series is devoted entirely to writers and poets that made significant contributions to Israeli art and culture.

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You have discovered that you have counterfeit money. What must you do?

1 Go quickly to the bank.
2 Try to give pass it on to someone else.
3 Contact the police.
4 Destroy it immediately.

Good to know! Someone who has counterfeit money cannot exchange it and will lose its value.

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Which of the following is a security feature on a banknote?

1 The transparent portrait – a watermark that is identical to the portrait on the banknote.
2 A consolidated Menorah.
3 An open gold-leaf book.
4 All of the answers are correct.

Good to know! Each banknote contains a number of security features in order to make counterfeiting difficult. Generally, if you check three features, you can know whether the banknote is real or counterfeit.

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Why did the Bank of Israel cancel the one-agora and five-agora coins?

1 Prices increased and the value of these coins eroded to the point where it was no longer worthwhile to make them or use them?
2 There were too many coins of different types.
3 The decoration on the coins was not nice.
4 There were many counterfeits of these coins.

Good to know!

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The first banknotes issued by the Bank of Israel are the only ones that did not contain portraits of people. What was the theme decorating those banknotes?

1 Wildlife of the Land of Israel.
2 Landscapes and flowers of the Land of Israel.
3 Important buildings in the history of the Land of Israel.
4 Geometric shapes that were difficult to counterfeit.

Good to know! The series was put into circulation in 1955, immediately following the establishment of the Bank of Israel, and about 7 years after the establishment of the state. The obverse side featured landscapes and flowers of the Land of Israel, and the reverse side featured abstract designs intended to make counterfeiting more difficult.

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This page was last updated on: 24/06/2024

Trivia: Israel’s coins and banknotes

What is special about the people who appear on Israel’s banknotes?

Why are there security features embedded in the banknotes?

How can someone distinguish the security features on the banknotes?

What is more difficult to counterfeit – banknotes or coins?

What do all the people appearing in Series C of the New Shekel (the banknotes currently in use) have in common?

How many agorot are there in a shekel?

Why are the banknotes designed in different sizes?

Which of the following poets appears on a banknote?

You have discovered that you have counterfeit money. What must you do?

Which of the following is a security feature on a banknote?

Why did the Bank of Israel cancel the one-agora and five-agora coins?

The first banknotes issued by the Bank of Israel are the only ones that did not contain portraits of people. What was the theme decorating those banknotes?

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