Israel - 5 Lirot 1955 - Bank of Israel - Pick# 26a - PMG 53 About Uncirculated - Prefix L

Israel - 5 Lirot 1955 - Bank of Israel - Pick# 26a - PMG 53 About Uncirculated - Prefix L A 1955 Israeli 5 Lirot banknote from the Bank of Israel series, graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated. The note bears prefix L and serial number 923712. The PMG label identifies it as Pick# 26a, printer TDLR, with a menorah watermark. The Bank of Israel banknote series was issued after the establishment of the Bank of Israel, replacing the earlier Bank Leumi Le-Israel issues. The notes reflect the early design style of the State of Israel, with local landscapes, native flora, security patterns and inscriptions in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Obverse: Agricultural landscape with fields, farming equipment and iris flowers, with the inscriptions "Bank of Israel", "Five Israeli Lirot" and "1955". Signed by David Horowitz, Governor of the Bank, and Zeev Sharef, Chairman of the Advisory Council. Reverse: Geometric security designs, the denomination 5, the inscription "BANK OF ISRAEL", and Arabic text. Watermark: Menorah. Catalogue reference: Pick# 26a. Condition: PMG 53 About Uncirculated. A high grade example with only light handling, housed in an original PMG holder.