New shekel

The New Shekel or Israeli Shekel is the official currency (money) of the State of Israel. The shekel is the name of money used in ancient times in the Bible and in places like the Land of Israel.

New shekel
New shekel banknotes (Current Series C) New shekel banknotes (Current Series C)
ISO 4217 Code	ILS
Official user(s)	Israel
Unofficial user(s)	Palestinian Authority
Inflation	▼−0.59% (2020) Template:Increasenegative0.35% (2021 est.)
Source	Bank of Israel, Statista, April 2021
Subunit
1⁄100	agora
Symbol	₪
Plural	shekels sheqalim
agora	agoras agorot
Coins	10 agorot, ₪1⁄2, ₪1, ₪2, ₪5, ₪10
Banknotes	₪20, ₪50, ₪100, ₪200
Central bank	Bank of Israel
Website	[http://boi.org.il boi.org.il]
Printer	Orell Füssli
Mint	KOMSCO

People usually call the money simply "the shekel." The plural of shekel is shkalim. Shkalim are divided into 100 agorot.

The shekel has its own special symbol: ₪. This comes from joining the first two letters of the words in Hebrew for New Shekel (ש"ח). In English, shekel can be written as NIS (standing for 'New Israeli Shekel').

New Shekel Media

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  Israel 1 Agora 1985 Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel 5 Agorot 1985 Edge, Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel 10 Agorot 1985 Edge, Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel Half New Sheqel 1985 Edge, Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel 1 New Sheqel 1985 Edge, Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel 2 New Sheqels 2010 Edge, Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel 5 New Sheqels 2012 Edge, Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel 10 New Sheqels 2011 Edge, Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel 1 Sheqel 1986 Obverse & Reverse

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  Israel 5 New Sheqalim 1987 Obverse & Reverse