A new denomination banknote, worth 500 Shekels, is to go into circulation in Israel at the end of this month. It will bear the portrait of Baton Edmond de Rothschild, the “Father of the Yishuv”, who was the key supporter of the early Jewish settlements in Israel.
At present the highest denomination note is the 100 Shekels, bearing the portrait of Zeev Jabotinsky. Today it is worth a mere three dollars.
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