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| Israel 50 New Sheqalim 1998 |
Item Code: IL-60
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Portrait
of Shmuel Yosef Agnon; picture of Agnon's study and
personal
library. Text from the acceptance address given by Agnon
when he was
awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966. Picture
of Agnon's writing
stand with his pen and reading glasses. Text lists the
titles of sixteen of
Agnon's books. |
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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: |
Three vertical lines in
intaglio ink at the top left of the note. |
| Denomination: |
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 Agnon 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 seventeen of Agnon's books. |
| 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 blue and once in
black which reflects UV light. |
| Designers: |
Naomi and Meir Eshel. |
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| Date of
Issue: |
October 31, 1999. |
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