10 Israeli Pounds Walks of Life - Scientist

Issuer Israel
Year 1958
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 10 Israeli Pounds (לירות) (10 ILP)
Currency Pound (1960-1980)
Composition Paper
Size 150 × 82 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
Designer(s)
Engraver(s) Jacob Zim, Gabriel Shamir, Maxim Shamir
In circulation to 31 March 1984
Reference(s) P#32
Obverse description Figure of a Scientist in a laboratory; the denomination `Ten Israeli pounds` and `Bank of Israel` in Hebrew.​
Obverse lettering 10 בנק ישראל עשר לירות ישראלית התשי`ח 1958
(Translation: Bank of Israel Ten Israeli Pounds)
Reverse description Segment of one of the Dead Sea Scrolls found in eleven caves at Qumran on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The passage is from from the Book of Isaiah. To the left of the scrolls are clay jars that the scrolls have been found in. `Bank of Israel` in Hebrew, English and Arabic.​
Reverse lettering 10 ١٠ בנק ישראל Bank of Israel بنك إسرائيل המגילות הגנוזות - ספר ישעיהו
(Translation: (Under Clay Jars) The Scrolls - Book of Isaiah)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description The face of the scientist.
Variants
Numisquare ID 3448899520
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