Size:

135 X 76 mm.

Dominant color:

Purple.

Front:

Portrait of Moshe Montefiori: the ",Mishkanot Shaananim quarter in Jerusalem with the windmill: the denomination "One Sheqel" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.

Back:

Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem; "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

Watermark:

Profile of Moshe Montefiori.

Sign for the blind:

Two black dots in the lower left-hand corner of the front.

Color of numbering:

Black.

Signatures:

Governor of the Bank Arnon Gafni; Chairman of the Advisory Council David Horowitz.

Design:

Paul Kor, Adrian Senger.

Year:

1978

Date of issue:

February 24, 1980.

Ceased to be legal tender:

September 4, 1986.