Description: Face value in Hebrew and English (top left), Israel's State Emblem, and "Israel" in three languages along the top border. Figs and leaves are to the right. The border inscription, from Song of Songs 2:13, reads "The fig tree putteth forth her green figs" in English (left) and Hebrew (right).
Inscription: 1 שקל חדש
NEW SHEQEL
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ישראל,اسرائيل, ISRAEL
the fig tree putteth forth her green figs song of songs, 2.13
התאנה חנטה פגיה
שיר השירים ב.יג
Translation: New Sheqel
Israel
The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, Song of Songs, 2.13