50 Sheqalim David Ben-Gurion & Golden Gate

Features

Issuer	Israel
Bank emisyjny	בנק ישראל
Period	State of Israel (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	5738 (1978)
Calendar	hebrajski
Value	50 Sheqalim (50 ILR)
Currency	Old Shekel (1980-1985)
Composition	Papier
Size	153 × 76 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 204358
References	P# 46 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: Bank of Israel, series V: Jewish and Israeli personalities

Obverse

Portret Dawida Ben-Guriona, pierwszego premiera Izraela; biblioteka w kibucu Sde Boker; nominał "Fifty Sheqalim" i "Bank of Israel" w języku hebrajskim. Automatically translated

Script: hebrajski

Lettering:
50
חמישים שקל

בנק ישראל
התשל"ח 1978

Reverse

Złota Brama na Starym Mieście w Jerozolimie; "Bank Izraela" po hebrajsku, angielsku i arabsku. Automatically translated

Scripts: arabski, hebrajski, łaciński

Lettering: Bank of Israel

Watermark

Profil Dawida Ben-Guriona. Automatically translated

Signatures

David Horowitz (DH)	Chairman Advisory Council
Arnon Gafni (AG)	Governor

Printer

Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé (Johan Enschede en Zonen), Haarlem, Netherlands (1703-date)

Comments

Seria Sheqel
(Seria V od utworzenia Banku Izraela)
Osobowości żydowskie i izraelskie
1978 - 1985
(wydawane od 1980 roku)

Oznaczenie dla niewidomych: czarny owal w lewym dolnym rogu awersu.

Kolor numeracji seryjnej: czarny.

Pick# 46b - kod paskowy w prawym górnym rogu rewersu.

Odbiór 46c - 2 zielone pola pomiędzy napisami BANK OF ISRAEL w języku angielskim i 50 w języku arabskim na rewersie.

Pick# 46d - 4 czarne kwadraty między napisami BANK OF ISRAEL w języku angielskim i 50 w języku arabskim na rewersie.

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Inne informacje:

U góry po lewej: portret Dawida Ben-Guriona (awers)
U góry po prawej: Widok na kibuc Sde Boker na pustyni Negev wraz z biblioteką i miejscem pochówku Dawida Ben-Guriona i jego żony Pauli. (awers)
Dół: Zapieczętowane wejście przez Złotą Bramę do Starego Miasta w Jerozolimie (rewers)

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W 1998 r. banknoty beznominałowe zostały wyemitowane w specjalnym filatelistycznym pierwszym dniu emisji i oznaczone dla upamiętnienia 50. dnia niepodległości Izraela.

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Aktywność UV zależy od wersji banknotu.

Na P#46a nie ma aktywności na awersie, ale numery seryjne fluoryzują na rewersie, jak widać tutaj przy 365 nm:

Na P#46b aktywność UV różni się nieznacznie w świetle UVA i UVC. Wynika to z faktu, że banknot ten ma wzory blokowe na rewersie.

Gdy banknot jest oglądany w świetle UVA, awers wydaje się fluoryzować, ale jest to przenikanie aktywności UV z rewersu. Na rewersie wzór blokowy jest bladozielony. Oto banknot widziany w świetle 365 nm:

Przy 254 nm aktywność na rewersie jest silniejsza. Wzór blokowy fluoryzuje teraz na jasnozielono:

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Sheqel series
(Series V since the establishment of the Bank of Israel)
Jewish and Israeli Personalities
1978 - 1985
(released as from 1980)

Sign for the blind: A black oval in the lower left-hand corner of the front.

Color of serial numbering: Black.

Pick# 46b - bar strip code on top right of reverse

Pick# 46c - 2 green between BANK OF ISRAEL in English and 50 in Arabic of reverse

Pick# 46d - 4 black squares between BANK OF ISRAEL in English and 50 in Arabic of reverse

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Other Information:

Top Left: Portrait of David Ben-Gurion (obverse)
Top Right: View of Kibbutz Sde Boker in the Negev Desert along with the Library and burial sites for David Ben-Gurion and his wife Paula. (obverse)
Bottom: The now sealed Golden Gate entrance to The Old City of Jerusalem (reverse)

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In 1998, uncirculated bills were issued in a special philatelic first day of issue and marked to commemorate Israel's 50th Independence Day.

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UV activity depends on the version of the note.

On the P#46a there is no activity on the obverse but the serial numbers fluoresce on the reverse, as seen here at 365nm:

On the P#46b UV activity differs slightly under UVA and UVC light. This is because this note has block patterns on the reverse.

When the note is viewed under UVA light, the obverse appears to fluoresce but this is bleed-through of UV activity from the reverse side. On the reverse the block pattern is a pale green. Here is the note seen at 365nm:

At 254nm there is stronger activity on the reverse. The block pattern now fluoresces bright green:

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Date	Signatures	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
5738 (1978)	DH, AG	$ 0.69	$ 0.96	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.70	$ 2.70	$ 2.90	P# 46a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) תשל"ח; Without small bars below serial #	81%
5738 (1978)									P# 46au Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) תשל"ח; Uncut sheet	0.3%
5738 (1978)	DH, AG			$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 2.10	$ 3.40	$ 3.60	P# 46b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) תשל"ח; Without small bars below serial #, but with bar code strips on back	14%
5738 (1978)	DH, AG								P# 46c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) תשל"ח; With 2 green bars below serial # on back.	0.5%
5738 (1978)	DH, AG								P# 46d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	(en) תשל"ח; With 4 black bars below serial # on back	0.9%

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