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The old Israeli shekel, , in circulation between 1980 and 1985, had a different symbol, which was officially announced on 18 March 1980. [3] Before the introduction of the old shekel in 1980, there was no special symbol for the Israeli currency. It was a stylized Shin shaped like a cradle (i.e. rounded and opening upward).
The new shekel has been in use since 1 January 1986, when it replaced the hyperinflated old shekel at a ratio of 1000:1. The currency sign for the new shekel ₪ is a combination of the first Hebrew letters of the words shekel (ש ) and ẖadash (ח ) (new). When the shekel sign is unavailable the abbreviation NIS (ש״ח and ش.ج) is used.
Its currency symbol was , although it was more commonly notated as ש or IS. It was subdivided into 100 new agorot (אגורות חדשות). It was replaced in 1985 by the new shekel, due to hyperinflation. Its currency symbol is ₪ , although it is often notated as ש״ח or NIS. It is subdivided into 100 agorot.
In 1980 the Israeli pound was replaced by the shekel at a rate of IL10 per IS 1. The new subdivision of the shekel was named agora ẖadaša ("new agora"). There were 100 new agorot in 1 shekel. The high rate of inflation in Israel in the early 1980s forced the Israeli government to change the Israeli currency once again in 1985. The new shekel ...
The shekel sign (₪ ) is the currency sign for the Israeli currency (the Israeli new shekel), in the way $, £, and € exist for other currencies. The shekel sign, like the dollar sign $ , is usually placed to the left of the number (so ₪12,000 , rather than 12,000₪ ), but since Hebrew is written from right to left, the symbol ...
This is the Israeli Toll road symbol (Israeli New Shekel currency symbol over road). Date: 21 September 2007: Source: Author: Government of Israel: Permission ...
Israeli banks are refusing shekel cash transfers from Palestinian banks in the occupied West Bank in a move that could soon prevent Palestinians from accessing vital goods and services ...
shekel Israeli new shekel: U+20AA ₪ NEW SHEQEL SIGN: TSh: shilling Tanzanian shilling: KSh: shilling Kenyan shilling: Sh.So. shilling Somali shilling [17] USh: shilling Ugandan shilling: S/ sol Peruvian sol ⃀ сом som: som Kyrgyzstani som: Kyrgyz National Bank approved the underlined С (Cyrillic Es) as currency symbol (2017) [18] U+20C0 ...