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1 New Sheqel Moses Maimonides
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a portrait of Maimonides (Rambam — Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, 1138–1204) rendered in intaglio. The background carries a facsimile passage from his manuscript of the Mishneh Torah, serving as a security underprint. Hebrew inscriptions identify the issuer as Bank of Israel and state the denomination One New Sheqel, while the date 1986 (5747) and a brief biographical legend appear along the right edge. |
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| Reverse description | A stylised panoramic view of Tiberias, where Maimonides is interred, occupies the central field. To the left, an ancient seven-branched candelabrum (menorah) forms a secondary vignette. Inscriptions in Arabic and English identify the issuer as Bank of Israel and state the denomination 1 New Sheqel, with the place name Tiberias rendered in both Hebrew and Arabic. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 New Sheqel ١ شيكل جديد Bank of Israel بنك إسرائيل Tiberias טבריה |
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