Portrait of Levi Eshkol, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel; a stylized panorama of a united Jerusalem showing both old and new; the denomination `Five Thousand Sheqalim` and `Bank of Israel` in Hebrew.
Reverse description
Coupled water pipes, flowing water, and the stark contrast between verdant fields and barren wasteland, symbolizing Eshkol`s enterprise with The National Water Carrier of Israel; the denomination `5000 Sheqalim` and `Bank of Israel` in Arabic and English.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
5000
התשמ`ד 1984
בנק ישראל
חמשת אלפים שקלים
26.2.1969 לוי אשכול ראש הממשלה ד` בתמוז תשכ`ג 26.6.1963 - ח` באדר
תשכ`ט (Translation: Bank of Israel 5000 Sheqalim (Along Right Edge) Levi Eshkol Prime Minister From 4 Tamuz 5723, June 26 1963 to 8 Adar 5728, February 2 1969)
Reverse lettering
Bank of Israel
بنك إسرائيل
5000 Sheqalim
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