Israel 1958/5718 10 lirot, scientist and Dead Sea scrolls, brown, P-32d (IL17)

Description: P-32b, 1958 Israel 10 lira (pound) note; here is how Sheqel describes the design:The obverse of the 10 Lirot (Bank of Israel series II) banknote shows a figure of a scientist at work in a well-equipped laboratory. In real life, one single gentleman posed for the photograph that formed the basis for the figure on the banknote, not in a lab, but against a dark sheet or blanket in the background.The banknote's reverse shows a segment of one of the Dead Sea Scrolls found in eleven caves at Qumran on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea between 1947 and 1979, and now housed in the Shrine of the Book on the campus of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The Dead Sea Scrolls are handwritten and date from a period between the 3rd century BC and 68 AD. The fragment depicted here is a segment from the Book of Isaiah, dating back to the 1st century BC. Also pictured are two jars in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were typically stored and preserved during two millennia.PMG description:SpecificationsYear/Issue: 1958-1961Denomination: 10 LirotDesignFace Color: Lilac and purple on multicolor underprint.Face Type: Scientist with microscope and test tube at left.Back Type: Dead Sea scroll and vases at right.Watermark: Scientist.Printer: TDLR (without imprint).Black serial, well circulated, see photos for your own assessment of condition, additional scans or pictures available upon request.Please note if eBay lists at the top of the page that I am away, I will only be able to ship coins once I return, I have to travel quite a bit for work. I always list the date of the return so that you can decide to buy and wait or buy a different coin. Thank you for your understanding.Currently shipping in the US is $1.25, overseas $2.40 uninsured and not registered. If you win and would like your item to be sent either registered or insured, please contact me before paying. I combine on multiple wins with small charge for each additional item, usually it is 30 cents per additional note or coin (not mixed) for domestic shipping and 60 cents for international, reasonably capped for weight and shipping method, heavier items will be more. I am a coin collector getting rid of some of the duplicates or items I bought over years and no longer need. You can find some of my coins by following the link in the profile.Each item is individually scanned, I do not use stock pictures. If the auction is a Fixed Price, I will consider serious offers. No forwarding services please without pre-approval and additional cost for registered shipping, otherwise all orders to the forwarding services will be canceled.Returns are accepted if I send you the wrong item. Always bid on the item that is pictured, description sometimes gets copied from the other coins when I list. Grading or description of the coin condition is subjective and cannot be the reason for return.

Price: 2.99 USD

Location: Madison, Alabama

End Time: 2025-01-20T03:04:58.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1.25 USD