20 new shekel banknote
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Country | Israel |
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Value | ₪20 |
Width | 71 mm |
Height | 138 mm |
Security features | Series B: hologram stripe with perforations, reflective glossy stripe, watermarks, ultraviolet ink, microprinting, raised printing, see-through, security thread and serial number[1] Series A: portrait watermark, portrait hologram, portrait window, emerald number |
Material used | 100% pure cotton fibre |
Years of printing | Series B: 1999-present, Series A: 1988-1999 |
Obverse | |
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Design | Portrait of Moshe Sharett; picture of the ceremony of the unfurling of the Israeli flag at the UN building on 12 May 1949; text from the speech given by Sharett on that occasion. |
Design date | Series B: 3 January 1999 |
Reverse | |
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Design | Picture of Jewish Brigade volunteers during WW II and of a pre-State look-out tower; text from Sharett's radio address after his return from a visit to the Jewish Brigade in Italy. |
Designer | Naomi Rosner and Meir Eshel |
Design date | Series B: 3 January 1999 |
The twenty shekel note (₪20) is the lowest value banknote of the Israeli new shekel, It was first issued in Series A 1988 with the Series B in 1999.
The current ₪20 in circulation is the Series B issued from 1999, it measures 71 x 138 mm with a green color scheme. The ₪20 Series A bank notes were issued from 1988 to 1999 and measured 76 x 138 mm with a dark gray scheme.
History


The changeover period
Changes
Design
Security features (New Shekel Series B)
Security Features (New Shekel Series A)
Circulation
References
- ^ "ILS Banknotes and coins". Bank of Israel. Bank of Israel. Retrieved 16 August 2016.