| Size: | 140 X 78 mm. |
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| Dominant colour: | Brown. |
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| Front: | Labourer holding a sledge-hammer against a background of an industrial plant; the denomination "Five Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew. |
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| Back: | Roaring lion depicted on an ancient Hebrew seal found at Megiddo; "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew, English and Arabic. |
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| Watermark: | The face of the labourer. |
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| Security thread: | On the left-hand side of the note. |
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| Colour of numbering: | Black. |
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| Signatures: | Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council J.E. Nebenzahl. |
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| Design: | Shamir Brothers, Jacob Zim. |
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| Year: | 1958 |
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| Date of issue: | October 15, 1959. |
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| Ceased to be legal tender: | March 31, 1984. |
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