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50 Pruta Emergency Fractional Issue
| Issuer | Government of Israel |
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| Year | 1952 |
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| Size | 75 × 44 mm |
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| Obverse description | Red on pink guilloche underprint. The face carries trilingual inscriptions in Hebrew, Arabic, and English identifying the State of Israel, with the denomination 50 פרוטה at left and the authority designation הצעת מטבע חוקית at right. A decorative foliate border frames the entire note, and a facsimile signature of the Minister of Finance appears at lower right alongside the Hebrew title שר האוצר. |
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| Reverse description | Olive-green on plain paper. The reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche medallion enclosing the numeral 50, rendered in an intricate lathe-work pattern of concentric curves with heart-shaped lobes at each cardinal point. The serial number is printed in green at left and right of the central vignette, with a Hebrew letter prefix at the far right. |
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Israel's 1952 fractional notes were a direct response to a chronic small-change shortage — metal was scarce, and coin production could not keep pace with demand in a young state still absorbing mass immigration. The 50 Pruta was part of a series of emergency cardboard-weight notes intended as a stopgap, not a permanent fixture of the currency system.
Eliezer Kaplan, who signed as Minister of Finance, died in July 1952 — the same year this note was issued — making his signature here among the last of his official acts.