Israel - 1 Shekel 1978 - Shekel Series - Moses Montefiore - 2 Banknotes - PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated - Pick# 43a

Israel - 1 Shekel 1978 - Shekel Series - Moses Montefiore - 2 Banknotes - PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated - Pick# 43a Two Bank of Israel 1 Shekel banknotes dated 1978, from the Shekel Series, honoring Sir Moses Montefiore, a prominent 19th-century Jewish philanthropist closely associated with the development of the Jewish community in the Land of Israel. Both banknotes are graded PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. Obverse: Portrait of Moses Montefiore, with Mishkenot Sha'ananim and the windmill in Jerusalem in the background. The Hebrew inscriptions "בנק ישראל" ("Bank of Israel") and "שקל אחד" ("One Shekel"), and denomination 1. Reverse: Jaffa Gate and the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, with "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew, Arabic and English and denomination 1. Watermark: Portrait of Moses Montefiore. Serial numbers: 2416149414 and 2416149423. Grade: Both banknotes PMG 66 EPQ Gem Uncirculated. Catalog: Pick# 43a. Certification Nos.: 2080331-041 and 2080331-042.