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1 New Agora
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1980-1985 |
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| Thickness | 1.42 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ישראל اسرائيل (Translation: Israel Israel) |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '1' dominates the upper portion of the reverse field in bold relief. Beneath it, the denomination is inscribed in three lines of Hebrew text reading 'Agora Hadasha' (New Agora) followed by the Hebrew year date. The legends are rendered in a clean, sans-serif style typical of Israeli coinage of this period. The field is otherwise plain and unadorned. |
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Israel decimalized its currency in 1980, replacing the pound with the shekel at a rate of 10 pounds to 1 shekel. The new agora denominations were introduced alongside this transition, though rampant inflation during the early 1980s quickly eroded their practical value — by 1985, Israel's annual inflation rate had exceeded 400%, effectively rendering the smallest denominations worthless before the series had run its full course. The 1985 New Israeli Shekel reform retired them entirely.