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5 Sheqalim Chaim Weizmann
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Printer | Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio portrait vignette of Chaim Weizmann, first President of Israel, faces right. To the right, a vignette of the Wix Library at the Weizmann Institute of Science is rendered in fine line engraving. Inscriptions in Hebrew read 'Bank of Israel' and 'Five Sheqalim', with the denomination numeral '5' and the Hebrew year and secular year '1978' also present. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a detailed engraved view of the Damascus Gate (Shechem Gate) in the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The denomination numeral '5' appears at left and right, flanked by the trilingual inscription 'Bank of Israel' in Hebrew, English, and Arabic. |
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| Protection description | Profile portrait of Chaim Weizmann |
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