Israel 20 New Sheqalim 2008 P 63 a Polymer "Commemorative" 60 years PMG 67 EPQ

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Israel 20 New Sheqalim 2008 P 63a Polymer "Commemorative" Sixty year PMG 67 EPQ
20 New Sheqalim
Type II - polymer
Obverse: Moshe Sharett
Reverse: Israel flag raising ceremony at UN, 1949
Dominant color: green
Dimensions: 71 x 138 mm
Material: polypropylene polymer
Printers (unverified): Orell Füssli Security Printing, Zürich/Switzerland
Date of issue: 13 April 2008
Due to increased wear and tear of the NIS 20 banknote of Series II of the New Sheqel, and unwillingness by the Bank of Israel to replace it with a coin, Israel's State bank turned to new technologies already in use by 26 countries, the use of bi-axially oriented polypropylene, universally known as polymer banknotes. The new NIS 20 polymer banknote was placed into circulation in April 2008.The design on the polymer notes is the same as that on the paper notes, except for small changes in the security features. The most notable of these is a transparent window in the polymer notes, as shown below, which is easily recognizable by the public. The window has the number "20" embossed on it.
The NIS 20 banknote of series III of the New Sheqel features on its obverse Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), Israel's second prime minister (actually interim prime minister) from 1953 until 1955. Prior to his short tenure as premier, Sharett was the chief negotiator between the Jewish Agency and the British Mandate authorities from 1933 until 1948, whereupon he was Israel's first foreign minister until 1953. In 1949 Israel was accepted as a member of the United Nations, with Moshe Sharett unfolding the national flag in front of the UN headquarters in New York. A section of the famous photograph of Sharett unfolding the Israel flag before it was hoisted appears on the note's obverse.
The reverse shows Jewish Brigade volunteers during the Second World War and a pre-State watchtower.
This banknote is Israel's first to be made of BOPP, bi-axially oriented polypropylene, a polymer. With its release on 13 April 2008, Israel became the 27th country to adopt polypropylene polymer as base material for banknotes. Reportedly, the Bank of Israel placed a trial order of twenty million NIS 20 polymer banknotes from the Swiss banknote printers Orell Füssli. If the release of the new polymer banknote is successful, the Bank of Israel may decide to switch to polypropylene altogether.
The commemorative 60th Anniversary banknote was released simultaneously with a limited issue of 1,800,000 notes only.
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