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100 Pruta Emergency Fractional Issue
| Issuer | Government of Israel |
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| Year | 1952 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche rosette in green, with the numeral "100" set boldly within the medallion in an interlaced typographic style. A serial number appears in two parts flanking the central vignette at mid-height, with a Hebrew letter suffix to the right. The background carries a light blue-grey guilloche underprint across the entire field, and scattered security fibers are visible throughout the paper. |
| Reverse lettering | 100 |
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Israel's 1952 fractional currency was a stopgap measure introduced while the country worked toward a more stable small-denomination coinage supply. The 100 Pruta sits at the upper end of that emergency series — technically a significant fraction of the Israeli pound at the time, yet printed on paper barely larger than a postage stamp.
The inverted left signature on P#12 is a confirmed production error, not a variant. It passed quality control and entered circulation, which makes intact examples more interesting than the clean printings. The designer I. David was responsible for several notes in this short-lived series before Israel retired fractional paper entirely.