Israel 10 Lirot banknote 1955 Bank of Israel
Obverse: View of the Jezreel Valley also known as the Plain of Esdraelo depicting settlements and cultivated fields; the denomination "Ten Israeli Pounds" 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 "Ten Israeli Pounds" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English.
Watermark: Menorah - Seven-branched candelabrum with an imprint of tulips.
Colour of numbering: Black. Red (June, 1958).
Size: 150 X 82 mm.
Dominant colour: Green.
Design: Thomas de la Rue and Co., London.
Date of issue: August 4, 1955.
Ceased to be legal tender: March 31, 1984.
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Lira System 1955 Issue
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The Jezreel Valley (Hebrew: עמק יזרעאל, translit. Emek Yizra'el), (Arabic: مرج إبن عامر "Marj Ibn Amer") is a large fertile plain and inland valley south of the Lower Galilee region in Israel. The Samarian highlands and Mount Gilboa border the valley from the south and to the north lie the Israeli cities Afula and Tiberias. To the west is the Mount Carmel range, and to the east is the Jordan Valley.
The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel (known in Arabic as Zir'in; Arabic: زرعين) which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley, though some scholars think that the name of the city originates from the name of the clan which founded it, and whose existence is mentioned in the Merneptah stele. The word Jezreel comes from the Hebrew, and means "God sows" or "El sows". The phrase "valley of Jezreel" was sometimes used to refer to the central part of the valley, around the city of Jezreel, while the southwestern portion was known as the "valley of Megiddo", after the ancient city of Megiddo, which was located there. The area has been known as the Plain of Esdraelon (Esdraelon is the Koine Greek rendering of Jezreel).