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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.
Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: ... This is the Israeli Toll road symbol (Israeli New Shekel currency symbol over road). Date: 21 September 2007: Source:
The image above depicts a unit of currency issued by the Bank of Israel. This design is copyrighted by the Bank of Israel, and its use is permitted by the bank under certain limitations: It is forbidden to print a two-sided reproduction of a banknote (i.e. in a way that makes the reproduction look like a genuine banknote).
The abbreviation provides an informative link to the Israeli new shekel article. {{ILS|123.45}} produces NIS 123.45 (with a space between the abbreviation and the value). {{ILS}} by itself produces NIS (simple currency abbreviation). The link to Israeli new shekel can be turned on and off using the link parameter.
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 ...
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The twenty new shekel note (₪20) is the lowest value banknote of the Israeli new shekel, It was first issued in Series A 1988, with the Series B in 1999, and Series C in 2017. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Design