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20 New Sheqalim Moshe Sharett
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Value | 20 New Sheqalim |
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| Obverse description | Portrait vignette of Moshe Sharett at left centre, accompanied by an illustration of the ceremonial unfurling of the Israeli flag at the United Nations building on 12 May 1949. An excerpt from Sharett's address delivered on that occasion appears as an underprint inscription. The denomination 'Twenty New Sheqalim' and the issuer name 'Bank of Israel' are inscribed in Hebrew. |
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| Reverse description | A vignette of Jewish Brigade volunteers during the Second World War is paired with an image of a pre-State Haganah look-out tower. An excerpt from Sharett's radio address, delivered following his return from a visit to the Jewish Brigade in Italy, appears as an inscription. The denomination '20 New Sheqalim' and the issuer name 'Bank of Israel' are rendered in Arabic and English. |
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| Signature(s) | Stanley Fischer and Aharon Fogel |
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