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Denomination: 5 Lirot

Size: 140 x 78 mm.

Dominant Color: Brown.

Obverse: Labourer holding a sledge-hammer against a background of an industrial plant; the denomination "Five Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.

Reverse: Roaring lion depicted on an ancient Hebrew seal found at Megiddo; "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

Watermark: The face of the labourer.

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: TdLR (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-031