Bidspirit auction | Israel - 1 Lira 1952


Israel - 1 Lira 1952 - Bank Leumi - KM# - 20A - fine - Prefix L - A series of Bank Leumi LeIsrael banknotes was issued following the transformation of Anglo – Palestine Bank to Bank Leumi LeIsrael in May 1951. The new banknotes are very similar to the Anglo-Palestine series banknotes due to the need to print them quickly and on the other hand The bank has enough time to redesign them. The new currency was called Israeli Lira. Observe: security paintings; The words ‘one Israeli Lira’ and ‘Bank Leumi LeIsrael Ltd.’ in Hebrew. Reverse: security drawings; The words ‘one Israeli Lira’ and ‘Leumi Bank of Israel Ltd.’ in Arabic and English. Watermark: None. Signatures: Hopin – Barrett Number color: black Dimensions: 150X75 mm