ISRAEL

Capital: Jerusalem

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Israel (officially the State of Israel) is a parliamentary republic in the Middle East. It borders Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the West Bank, Egypt, the Gaza Strip, and the Gulf of Aqaba (in the Red Sea). Approximately 6 million of its almost 8 million residents are Jewish. It has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, and the highest standard of living in the Middle East.

Bank of Israel. 1 Lira. 1958. Pick 30c. Fisherman complete with fleet. Uncirculated. $10

Bank of Israel. 10 Sheqalim. 1958. Pick 32a. Chemist/Dead Sea scroll. Uncirculated. $15

Bank of Israel. 10 Lirot. 1968. Pick 35b. Uncirculated. $18

Bank of Israel. 100 Sheqalim. 1968. Pick 37d. Uncirculated. $40

Bank of Israel. 5 Lirot. 1973. Pick 38. Uncirculated. $8

Bank of Israel. 10 Lirot. 1973. Pick 39a. About Uncirculated. $6

Bank of Israel. 1 Sheqel. 1978. Pick 43a. Uncirculated. $8

Bank of Israel. 5 Sheqalim. 1978. Pick 44. Uncirculated. $8

Bank of Israel. 10 Sheqalim. 1978. Pick 45. Uncirculated. $9

Bank of Israel. 50 Sheqalim. 1978. Pick 46a. About Uncirculated. $4

Bank of Israel. 50 Sheqalim. 1978. Pick 46. Uncirculated. $5

Bank of Israel. 100 Sheqalim. 1979. Pick 47a. Uncirculated. $16

Bank of Israel. 500 Sheqalim. 1982. Pick 48. Uncirculated. $22

Bank of Israel. 5000 Sheqalim. 1984. Pick 50a. Uncirculated. $100

Bank of Israel. 10 New Sheqalim. 1992. Pick 53c. Uncirculated. $25

Bank of Israel. 50 New Sheqalim. 2007. Pick 60c. Wailing Wall. Uncirculated. $28

Bank of Israel. 20 New Sheqalim. 2008. Pick 63. 60th Anniversary. Uncirculated. $25