In the upper right a portrayal of Theodore Herzl in an incuse rectangle with rounded corners. In the lower border, center, is the Israel State Emblem and left, in Hebrew, `It is no legend`, part of Herzl`s famous saying: `If you will it, it is no legend`.
Obverse script
Hebrew
Obverse lettering
אין זו אגדה
ישראל (Translation: It is no legend Israel)
Reverse description
In the center, the Israel State Emblem and around it in the border, the face value `Twenty Israeli Lirot` in Hebrew. Around the lower border, the years 5620-5720 1860-1960.
Reverse script
Arabic, Hebrew, Latin
Reverse lettering
ישראל
ISRAEL اسرائيل
עשרים לירות ישראליות
תרך-תשך 1860-1960 (Translation: Israel 20 Israel Lirot 5620-5720 (1860-1960))