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The sheqel was the currency of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 between February 24, 1980 and December 31, 1985. The sheqel was subdivided into 100 new agorot (?????? ?????). The sheqel sign
Sheqel sign

The sheqel sign is a currency sign used for the Israeli new sheqel currency which replaced the Israeli sheqel in 1985....
 was "".

sheqel replaced the lira at a rate of 1 sheqel = 10 lira. After suffering from high inflation, the sheqel was replaced by the new sheqel
Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Sheqel is the currency of Israel. The new sheqel is divided into 100 agorot . Denominations made in this currency are marked with the sheqel sign....
 in a process started in September 1985 at a rate of 1 new sheqel = 1000 "old" sheqalim.

980, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, and 10 new agorot and ½ sheqel.






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The sheqel was the currency of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 between February 24, 1980 and December 31, 1985. The sheqel was subdivided into 100 new agorot (?????? ?????). The sheqel sign
Sheqel sign

The sheqel sign is a currency sign used for the Israeli new sheqel currency which replaced the Israeli sheqel in 1985....
 was "".

History

The sheqel replaced the lira at a rate of 1 sheqel = 10 lira. After suffering from high inflation, the sheqel was replaced by the new sheqel
Israeli new sheqel

The Israeli New Sheqel is the currency of Israel. The new sheqel is divided into 100 agorot . Denominations made in this currency are marked with the sheqel sign....
 in a process started in September 1985 at a rate of 1 new sheqel = 1000 "old" sheqalim.

Coins

In 1980, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, and 10 new agorot and ½ sheqel. 1 sheqel coins were introduced in 1981, followed by 5 and 10 sheqalim pieces in 1982. In 1984, 50 and 100 sheqalim coins were introduced.

Banknotes

In 1980, banknotes were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50 and 100 sheqalim. 500 sheqalim notes were added in 1982, followed by 1000 sheqalim notes in 1983 and 5000 and 10,000 sheqalim notes in 1984.

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