20 new shekel banknote

Twenty Shekels
Twenty Sheqalim

Country	Israel
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 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
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
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

₪20 polymer version (2008 issue).

₪20 issued in 1988 (New Shekel Series A banknote)

Design

Security features (New Shekel Series B)

• Latent image:​ A triangle in the right-hand corner.
• Watermark:​ Portrait of Moshe Sharett and a small circle beneath it enclosing the initial of his surname (in Hebrew).​
• Security thread:​ Threaded through the paper below the middle of the note.
• Microtext:​ To the right of the main text with titles of seven books written by Moshe Sharett.
• Optical Variable Ink:​ A triangle composed of small squares, with the apex pointing to the right.
• See-through:​ A small triangle printed on either side of the note; the two triangles form a precise Star of David.​
• Serial numbers:​ Once in olive-green and once in black which reflects UV light.​

Security Features (New Shekel Series A)

• Watermark:​ Portrait of Moshe Sharett.
• Security thread:​ In the middle of the note.​
• Look-through:​ Six small triangles on the front merge with two rhombi and two triangles on the back to form a Star of David when held against the light.