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| Israel 20 New Sheqalim 1998 |
Item Code: IL-59
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Portrait
of Moshe Sharett; picture of the ceremony of the
unfurling of the
Israeli flag at the UN building on May 12, 1949; text
from the speech given
by Sharett on that occasion. Picture of Jewish Brigade
volunteers during
WW II and of a pre-State look-out tower; text from
Sharett's radio address
after his return from a visit to the Jewish Brigade in
Italy. |
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picture is for reference only. It may not be exactly the
same image as the one
for sale in the pricelist or this may be a gallery item (not for sale).
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| Original
Size: 138 x 71 mm |
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| Latent
image: |
A triangle in the right-hand
corner. |
| Sign for
the blind: |
Two vertical lines in
intaglio ink at the top left of the note. |
| Denomination:
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In the top right-hand
corner in numbers, in Hebrew and with the words
"Bank of Israel"; and in the bottom
left-hand corner in metallic gold. |
| Watermark: |
Portrait of Sharett and a
small circle beneath it enclosing the initial of
his surname (in Hebrew). |
| Security
thread: |
Threaded through the paper
below the middle of the note. |
| Signatures: |
Governor of the Bank of
Israel, Professor Jacob Frenkel; and Chairman of
the Advisory Council, Rabbi Shlomo Lorincz. |
| Year of
Printing: |
1998 - beneath the portrait,
in the coloured strip. |
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| Microtext: |
To the right of the main
text with titles of seven books written by Moshe
Sharett. |
| Denomination: |
In numbers with the words
"New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel";
in iridescent ink and in Arabic characters. |
| Optical
Variable Ink: |
A triangle composed of
small squares, with the apex pointing to the
right. |
| See-through: |
A small triangle printed on
either side of the note; the two triangles form a
precise Star of David. |
| Serial
numbers: |
Once in olive-green and
once in black which reflects UV light. |
| Designers: |
Naomi and Meir Eshel. |
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| Date of
Issue: |
January 3, 1999. |
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