Green script and shaded portraiture settle into a quiet field of monetary restraint, as if the new shekel were trying to recover order from excess.

Design & Symbolism

Obverse

The obverse is anchored by the portrait of Maimonides, set before a passage from the Mishneh Torah manuscript and framed by Hebrew inscriptions and structured green security patterns. The composition places the philosopher and legal scholar within the written tradition associated with his work, while the new shekel denomination quietly marks the currency reform that reshaped Israel’s monetary system.

Reverse

The reverse presents a stylized view of Tiberias, where Maimonides is buried, alongside an ancient candelabrum and trilingual Bank of Israel inscriptions. The design moves from learned portraiture to sacred and urban memory, linking manuscript culture, place, and the historical geography of Jewish scholarship.

Collector’s Insight

For collectors, this 1986 issue sits at the beginning of Israel’s New Shekel era, introduced after severe inflation forced the removal of three zeros from the old shekel in 1985. It is a compact reform note with unusual historical weight: modest in denomination, but central to the transition from inflation-era currency to a more stable monetary system.

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