20 new shekel banknote
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| Value | ₪20 |
| Width | 71 mm |
| Height | 138 mm |
| Years of printing | Series B: 1999-present, Series A: 1988-1999 |
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| Design | Portrait of Moshe Sharett; picture of the ceremony of the unfurling of the Israeli flag at the UN building on 12 May 1949; text from the speech given by Sharett on that occasion. |
| Design date | Series B: 3 January 1999 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Picture of Jewish Brigade volunteers during WW II and of a ; text from Sharett's radio address after his return from a visit to the Jewish Brigade in Italy. |
| Designer | Naomi Rosner and Meir Eshel |
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.
The additional red text on the polypropylene note (in reverse) reads "60 Years of the State of Israel" in Hebrew in red ink. It was only featured in a 1.8 million limited run close to the noted anniversary and is not present on a majority of notes.
It was Made of polypropylene, a polymer substrate, which is superior to the current paper note with a circulation life of a few months only. The polymer note is printed by Orell Füssli Security Printing of Zürich, Switzerland.
Portrait of Moshe Sharett; below, in a line legible under a magnifying glass, the titles of his seven books; the ceremony of the unfurling of the Israeli flag by Sharett at the U.N. building in 1949; the denomination "Twenty New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Original building of the Herzlia high school where Sharett studied; a background of Little Tel Aviv; the denomination "20 New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
The current ₪20 in circulation is the Series B issued from 1999, it measures 71 x 138 mm with a green color scheme. The ₪20 Series A bank notes were issued from 1988 to 1999 and measured 76 x 138 mm with a dark gray scheme. The ₪20 Series A bank notes were withdrawn from circulation by 2005.
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