Israel - 50 Sheqalim 1978 - "2 Green Bars" - KM# 46d - Fine-Very Fine

Israel - 50 Sheqalim 1978 - "2 Green Bars" - KM# 46d - Fine-Very Fine Obverse: Portrait of David Ben-Gurion, with the library at Kibbutz Sde Boker in the background. Inscribed "Bank of Israel" and "Fifty Sheqalim", with the Hebrew year 5738 - 1978. Reverse: The Golden Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. "Bank of Israel" appears in Hebrew, English and Arabic. Watermark: Profile of David Ben-Gurion. Signatures: Bank Governor Arnon Gafni, Chairman of the Advisory Committee David Horowitz. Serial number color: Black. Dimensions: 153x76 mm. Catalog number: KM# 46d. A 50 Sheqalim banknote from the Sheqel Series, which replaced the Israeli Lira series. The series includes nine different banknotes, among them this issue dedicated to David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. This variety is known as the "2 Green Bars" type. Condition: Fine-Very Fine.