Israel - Set of 17 20 Shekel Banknotes 1985, 1987 Pick# 53a, 53b - Uncirculated 8 of 1987, 9 of 1993

Israel - Set of 17 20 Shekel Banknotes 1985, 1987 Pick# 53a, 53b - Uncirculated 8 of 1987, 9 of 1993 In 1985, following high inflation, it was decided to replace the shekel with the new shekel. Every 1,000 shekels have become one new shekel to facilitate transactions in the economy. Observe – Portrait of Moshe Sharett, and below it, in line (readable with magnifying glass) – Names of his seven books, the status of the Israeli flag raising by Moshe Sharett in the United Nations Building, 1949; The words "twenty shekels" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew. Reverse – the original building of the Herzliya gymnasium in which Sharet studied, and in the background – Little Tel Aviv; The words "20 new SHEQALIM" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English. Watermark: Portrait of Moshe Sharett. Signatures: Bank Governor Michael Bruno; Chairman of the Advisory Board Shlomo Lorenz. Color Number: Black Dimensions: 138X76 mm