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Denomination: 1/2 Lirot

Size: 130 x 72 mm.

Dominant Color: Green.

Obverse: Pioneer-woman soldier holding a basket of oranges against a background of fields; the denomination "1/2 Israeli Pound" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.

Reverse: Tomb of the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem; "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

Watermark: The face of the woman soldier.

Security Thread: On the left-hand side of the note.

Color of  Serial Numbering: Black.

Signatures:
Governor of the Bank David Horowitz
Chairman of the Advisory Council J.E. Nebenzahl

Design: Shamir Brothers, Jacob Zim.

Printer: JEZ (w/o Imprint)

Note Dated: 1958 / 5718

Date of Issue: October 15, 1959.

Issuing Bank: Bank of Israel

Series:  2nd Pound Series

Demonetized: March 31, 1984.

Pick Number: P-029