Israel 50 New Sheqalim, 5745-5752 (1985-1992) P-55

Shmuel Yosef "Shai" Agnon

Israel 50 New Sheqalim, 5745-5752                (1985-1992) P-55 obverse
Israel 50 New Sheqalim, 5745-5752                (1985-1992) P-55 reverse

Information:

Reference P#55
Country Israel
Period New Shekel (1986-date)
Currency New Sheqalim
Denomination 50 New Sheqalim
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Bank of Israel
Year 5745-5752 (1985-1992)
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 138x76 mm

Obverse:

Israel 50 New Sheqalim, 5745-5752                (1985-1992) P-55
Hebrew

Obverse text

50 התשנ"ב 1992 בנק ישראל חמשים שקלים חדשים ש"י עגנון שמואל יוסף עגנון: תרמ"ח-תש"ל

Obverse symbol

Portrait of Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israel's first Nobel Prize laureate, portrayed in a pensive mode against a backdrop of his books. The denomination "Fifty New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.​

Reverse:

Image 1
Hebrew

Reverse text

Bank of Israel بنك إسرائيل 50 New Sheqalim ٥٠ شيكل جديد

Reverse symbol

A skyline of Jerusalem and an Eastern European small Jewish town or "Shtetl"; titles of 18 books by Agnon in microprint; the denomination "50 New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.​

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
5745 (1985) תשמ״ה + - - - - - -
5748 (1988) תשמ״ח - $6,90 - - - -
5752 (1992) תשנ״ב - - $7,70 $7,70 $15,00 $47,00