Bidspirit auction | Israel 5 Lirot 1958 /

Israel 5 Lirot 1958 / 5718. PMG 68 EPQ. Specimen !!!TOP POP!!! - P-31s; S/N 000000 S/0 61. An undisputed, museum-grade holy grail of Israeli numismatics, standing at the pinnacle of global condition rarity. This is the official Specimen version of the legendary 1958 5-Lirot note from the iconic ”Idealized Figures” series designed by Shamir Brothers and Albert Bart. The obverse features the breathtaking and historic portrait of a young female IDF soldier holding a basket of oranges against the backdrop of a pioneering Negev agricultural settlement, a definitive symbol of the young Jewish state. Printed in microscopic quantities solely for central banking archives, this pristine specimen displays an all-zero serial configuration (000000). Certified by PMG with the spectacular, nearly impossible grade of 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ, it stands entirely alone at the apex of the global census report as the Single Finest Known Example in Existence. An irreplaceable, blue-chip trophy piece for the most elite world currency and Holy Land collectors on Earth.