100 Israeli Lirot Banknote (Type 1968)

100 Lirot Israeli Lira (Issued 1968)

In 1968, a 100 Lirot note represented a substantial sum in the Israeli economy — the kind of banknote that would have passed through the hands of merchants, civil servants, and families making significant purchases in the markets and banks of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Issued during a period of rapid national development, this note circulated through a young country building its financial infrastructure from the ground up. It would have been carefully folded into wallets, lodged in till drawers, and counted across bank counters as Israel expanded its economy throughout the late 1960s. Today it survives as a tangible record of the Israeli Lira era, before the currency was eventually replaced by the Shekel in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

On the front, the dominant feature is a precisely engraved portrait of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism and one of the most symbolically important figures in the history of the State of Israel, positioned to the right of the note in a detailed intaglio style rendered primarily in deep blue-grey tones. Herzl is depicted in his characteristic formal attire with a full dark beard, his gaze directed slightly away from the viewer, the engraving capturing fine detail in the texture of his jacket and the contours of his face. To the left of the note, two tall palm trees rise against a pale background, their fronds fanning outward in a stylised but naturalistic manner, rendered in soft green and ochre tones. Centrally placed, the denomination “100” appears in bold, ornate numerals surrounded by swirling guilloché scrollwork in shades of red, green, and purple, creating a vivid multi-tonal centrepiece. Above this central motif, the text “בנק ישראל” — Bank of Israel in Hebrew — is printed in bold lettering across the upper portion of the note. Below the denomination numerals, the words “מאה לירות ישראליות” — meaning “One Hundred Israeli Pounds” — are set in clear Hebrew script. A signature appears beneath the central design, accompanied by additional small Hebrew text identifying the bank’s authorisation. The numeral “100” also appears in the lower right corner in a contrasting style, and the overall ground of the note carries a subtle pale blue and cream tint with fine background printing visible across the entire surface.

The reverse presents an elaborate and richly detailed compositional design centred on a large oval cartouche filled with an intricate arrangement of Israeli national and cultural symbols rendered in blue, green, red, and purple inks over a pale ground. Prominently at the centre of this oval stands the Menorah — the seven-branched candelabrum and official emblem of the State of Israel — depicted in green with olive branches framing either side, directly echoing the national coat of arms. Surrounding the Menorah within the oval are multiple vignette images drawn from Jewish history and Israeli national life: a stylised depiction of what appears to be ancient stone walls or fortifications, a leaping stag or deer rendered in fine line engraving, a lion in profile, a sailing vessel, a chalice or ceremonial cup, a floral motif, and what appears to be a stylised sun or star symbol at the upper portion of the oval. The word “ישראל” — Israel — appears in Hebrew script within the lower section of the central oval. The denomination “100” is printed twice on the reverse, once in the lower left corner and once to the right of centre, in bold blue numerals. The serial number “69377081 1/4” appears twice — once in the lower left and once in the upper right — in red numerals, providing a clear security and tracking reference. The text “BANK OF ISRAEL” is printed in Roman lettering along the lower centre of the note, and “בנק ישראל” appears again in Hebrew at the top. The borders of the reverse carry fine guilloché wave patterns and interlocking decorative lines in blue and gold tones, framing the entire composition with a structured elegance typical of mid-twentieth-century security printing.

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