First Series of the Pound
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Dimensions130 X 72 mm
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DesignerThomas de la Rue and Co., London.
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Issue dateAugust 4, 1955.
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Cancellation dateMarch 31, 1984.
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ColorRed
Front:
Ruins of an ancient synagogue at Bir'am in Upper Galilee; the denomination "500 Pruta" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back:
An abstract design; the denomination "500 Pruta" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Colour of numbering:
Black.
Signatures:
Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council S. Hoofien.
Watermark:
Seven-branched candelabrum with an imprint of cyclamen.
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Dimensions135 X 72 mm.
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DesignerThomas de la Rue and Co., London.
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Issue dateOctober 27, 1955.
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Cancellation dateMarch 31, 1984.
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ColorBlue
Front:
View of Upper Galilee; the denomination "One Israeli Pound" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back:
An abstract design; the denomination "One Israeli Pound" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Colour of numbering:
Black.
Signatures:
Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council S. Hoofien.
Watermark:
Seven-branched candelabrum with an imprint of anemones.
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Dimensions140 X 78 mm.
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DesignerThomas de la Rue and Co., London.
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Issue dateOctober 27, 1955.
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Cancellation dateMarch 31, 1984.
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ColorBrown
Front:
Negev landscape with a settlement and farm equipment; the denomination "Five Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back:
An abstract design; the denomination "Five Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Colour of numbering:
Black.
Signatures:
Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council S. Hoofien.
Watermark:
Seven-branched candelabrum with an imprint of irises.
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Dimensions150 X 82 mm.
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DesignerThomas de la Rue and Co., London.
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Issue dateAugust 4, 1955.
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Cancellation dateMarch 31, 1984.
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ColorGreen.
Front:
View of the Jezreel Valley depicting settlements and cultivated fields; the denomination "Ten Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back:
An abstract design; the denomination "Ten Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Colour of numbering:
Black. Red (June, 1958).
Signatures:
Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council S. Hoofien.
Watermark:
Seven-branched candelabrum with an imprint of tulips.
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Dimensions160 X 87 mm.
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DesignerThomas de la Rue and Co., London.
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Issue dateSeptember 19, 1957.
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Cancellation dateMarch 31, 1984.
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ColorBlue
Front:
The road to Jerusalem; the denomination "Fifty Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Back:
An abstract design; the denomination "Fifty Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Colour of numbering:
Black. Red (May, 1960).
Signatures:
Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council S. Hoofien.
Watermark:
Seven-branched candelabrum with an imprint of oleander.