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20 new shekel banknote

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Twenty Shekels
Twenty Sheqalim
CountryIsrael
Value20
Width71 mm
Height138 mm
Security featuresSeries 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 used100% pure cotton fibre
Years of printingSeries B: 1999-present,
Series A: 1988-1999
Obverse
DesignPortrait 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 dateSeries B: 3 January 1999
Reverse
DesignPicture 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.
DesignerNaomi Rosner and Meir Eshel
Design dateSeries 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

₪20 polymer version (2008 issue).
₪20 issued in 1988 (New Shekel Series A banknote)

The changeover period

Changes

Design

Security features (New Shekel Series B)

Security Features (New Shekel Series A)

Circulation

References

  1. ^ "ILS Banknotes and coins". Bank of Israel. Bank of Israel. Retrieved 16 August 2016.