1 Pound, Israel, 1958

1 Pound banknote of Israel, printed in 1958, part of the 'Walks of Life' series showing people from different professions. This note features a fisherman on the obverse, and a mosaic from the floor of an ancient synagogue on the reverse. The note has inscriptions in English and Hebrew. 

From 1949-1980, Israel used the Israeli Pound as currency - its value set equal to 1 British Pound in 1949. The Israeli Pound replaced the older Palestinian Pound, which was the currency during the British mandate period. From 1949-1951, Israeli banknotes were issued by the Anglo-Palestine Bank - a Jewish bank. In 1951, this became the Bank Leumi - which is still a commercial bank in Israel. In 1955, issuance of banknotes was taken up by the Bank of Israel. The Pound was replaced by the Shekel in 1980, after years of high inflation destroyed its value. These notes were demonetized in 1984. 

Size: 135 mm* 75 mm
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