Shekel

A shekel was an ancient currency. It was used in various places in North Africa and in the western Middle East. It is the name of the money often used in the Bible.

Now the shekel is the name of the currency in the state of Israel. It is called the new shekel.

Shekel Media

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  An electrum Carthaginian shekel, c. 310–290 BC, bearing the image of Tanit, consort of Baʿal Hammon.

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  Shekel from the First Jewish–Roman War with the legend לגאלת ציון, "To the redemption of Zion", in Paleo-Hebrew script, at the Rockefeller Museum.