Israel - Half Pound 1958 - PMG 65 EPQ - SPECIMEN - Prefix 1/T

Israel - Half Pound 1958 - PMG 65 EPQ - SPECIMEN - Prefix 1/T Sample prints are part of the process of designing and preparing coins and banknotes planned for issue for circulation. The use of the phrase SPECIMEN is usually to indicate a final embossing or printing pattern, although over the years the phrase has also been used to indicate examples in the preparation process that differ in design, colors, captions, etc. Banknotes stamped with the word SPECIMEN are usually used as final printing samples for banknotes planned for circulation and are used for several purposes: for official documentation at the Central Bank, for preparation of sets for distribution as a gift and display for the purpose of presenting the new banknotes of the issuing country and especially to central banks in the world, countries that are in commercial connections or that have inbound tourism from Israel. The first banknote in the character series is known as the "The woman Soldier". Observe: A Woman Soldier pictureholding an orange basket and a background of cultivated fields. Caption 1/2 in three corners of the bill, Bank of Israel at the top in Hebrew, Half Israeli pound in the lower part in Hebrew and above the year התשי"ח 1958. Reverse: A picture of a watery tomb attributed to the Sanhedrin graves in Jerusalem. Caption 1/2 in three corners of the bill, also in Arabic, Bank of Israel in English, Arabic and Hebrew, and the banknote number in two places. Watermark: The face of the soldier. Signatures: Bank Governor David Horwitz; Chairman of the Advisory Board A.Nevanzel. Prefix: 1/T Number color: Black Dimensions: 130X72mm Condition: KM# 29S1