Israeli Labourer holding a sledge-hammer against a background of an industrial plant; the denomination `Five Israeli Pounds` and `Bank of Israel` in Hebrew.
Reverse description
Roaring lion depicted on an ancient Hebrew `Seal of Shema` found at Megiddo in Northern Israel; `Bank of Israel` in Hebrew, English and Arabic.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
The face of the labourer.
Obverse lettering
5
בנק ישראל
חמש לירות ישראלית
התשי`ח 1958 (Translation: Bank of Israel Five Israeli Pounds)
Reverse lettering
5
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בנק ישראל
Bank of Israel
بنك إسرائيل
לשמע עבד ירבעם (Translation: (in seal - In Palio-Hebrew) (Belonging) to Shema servant of Yarobam)