Israel 1 Lira banknote 1955 Bank of Israel
Obverse: View of Upper Galilee; the denomination "One Israeli Pound" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.
Signatures: Governor of the Bank David Horowitz; Chairman of the Advisory Council S. Hoofien.
Reverse: An abstract design; the denomination "One Israeli Pound" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Watermark: Menorah - Seven-branched candelabrum with an imprint of anemones.
Colour of numbering: Black.
Size: 135 X 72 mm.
Dominant colour: Blue.
Design: Thomas de la Rue and Co., London.
Date of issue: October 27, 1955.
Ceased to be legal tender: March 31, 1984.
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The Upper Galilee (Hebrew: הגליל העליון, HaGalil Ha'Elion) is a geographical-political term in use since the end of the Second Temple period, originally referring to a mountainous area overlapping the present northern Israel and southern Lebanon, its borders being the Litani river in the north, the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Beit HaKerem valley and Lower Galilee in the south and the Jordan river and Hula Valley in the east.
In present-day Israeli terminology, the term is mainly used in reference to the northern part of the Galilee, that is under Israeli sovereignty.