Shmuel Yosef "Shai" Agnon; Independence
Information:
| Reference | P#58 |
| Country | Israel |
| Period | New Shekel (1986-date) |
| Currency | New Sheqalim |
| Denomination | 50 New Sheqalim |
| Type | Circulating commemorative |
| Issuing bank | Bank of Israel |
| Year | 5758 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | No |
| Size (WxH) | 138x76 mm |
Obverse:
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Hebrew
Obverse text50
התשנ"ח 1998
בנק ישראל
חמשים שקלים חדשים
ש"י עגנון
שמואל יוסף עגנון: תרמ"ח-תש"ל
Obverse symbolPortrait 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.
On this special edition banknote the serial number is on obverse only.
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Reverse:
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Hebrew
Reverse textBank of Israel
بنك إسرائيل
50 New Sheqalim
٥٠ شيكل جديد
Reverse symbolA 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.
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Varieties
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
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| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 5758 (1998) | תשנ"ח | + | - | - | - | - | - | $64,00 | |