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5 Israeli Pounds Walks of Life - Labourer

5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer) - obverse5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Israel
Issuing bank Bank of Israel (בנק ישראל)
Period State of Israel (1948-date)
Type Standard circulation banknotes
Year 5718 (1958)
Calendar Hebrew
Value 5 Israeli Pounds (לירות) (5 ILP)
Currency Pound (1960-1980)
Composition Paper
Size 140 × 78 mm
Shape Rectangular
Issued 1958
Demonetized 31 March 1984
Number
N#
203468
References P# 31
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

Series: Series II of the Lira: Walks of life

Obverse

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

Script: Hebrew

Lettering:
5
בנק ישראל
חמש לירות ישראלית
התשי"ח 1958

Translation:
Bank of Israel
Five Israeli Pounds

Engravers: Jacob Zim, Gabriel Shamir, Maxim Shamir

Reverse

Roaring lion depicted on an ancient Hebrew "Seal of Shema" found at Megiddo in Northern Israel; "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic.​

Scripts: Arabic, Hebrew, Latin

Lettering:
5
٥
בנק ישראל
Bank of Israel
بنك إسرائيل

לשמע עבד ירבעם

Translation:
(in seal - In Palio-Hebrew)
(Belonging) to Shema servant of Yarobam

Engravers: Jacob Zim, Gabriel Shamir, Maxim Shamir

Watermark

The face of the labourer

5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer) -  obverse

© Brandon Bertolli (CC BY-SA)

Signatures

Yitzhak Ernst Nebenzahl (YEN) Chairman Advisory Council
David Horowitz (DH) Governor

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

Series II of the Lira
Walks of Life
1958 - 1960

Security thread:​ On the left-hand side of the note.​

Colour of serial numbering:​ Black.​

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Other Information:



Top:The three men whose images formed the basis of the subject of this banknote (obverse)
Bottom: The famous "Shema" seal from Megiddo, unearthed in 1903 (reverse)

 

Under backlight a plain black security strip can be seen:

 

UV activity at 365nm:

 

© Brandon Bertolli

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
5718 (1958)  YEN, DH Photo $ 1.40 $ 4.60 $ 7.40 $ 9.20 $ 9.80 P# 31a
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
תשי"ח 97%
5718 (1958)  YEN, DH P# 31s
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).
תשי"ח; Specimen 0.6%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 99
Lot 3485
Internet Archive
31 Oct 2023 5718 (1958) YEN, DH – P# 31a – תשי"ח UNC USD 10.41
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 107
Lot 1434
Internet Archive
10 Jan 2024 5718 (1958) YEN, DH – P# 31a – תשי"ח XF
(PCGS 40)
USD 28.90
(EUR 25.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 95
Lot 1864
Internet Archive
16 Sep 2023 5718 (1958) YEN, DH – P# 31a – תשי"ח XF
(PCGS 40)
USD 39.31
(EUR 34.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 89
Lot 1663
Internet Archive
10 Jul 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 15.03
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 3787
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 30.06
(EUR 26.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 3786
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 Undetermined VF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 185
Lot 231
Internet Archive
24 Feb 2026 Undetermined USD 34.68
(EUR 30.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 172
Lot 380
Internet Archive
24 Oct 2025 Undetermined USD 32.37
(EUR 28.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 149
Lot 4218
Internet Archive
8 Feb 2025 Undetermined USD 34.68
(EUR 30.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Israeli Pounds (Walks of Life - Labourer)
Katz
Auction 137
Lot 1636
Internet Archive
11 Sep 2024 Undetermined USD 38.15
(EUR 33.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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