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The rand replaced the pound with a decimal currency: 100 cents (100c) = 1 rand (R1), 1 rand being valued at 10 shillings and 1 cent at 1.2 pence. The coins bore the forward-facing portrait of Jan van Riebeeck on the obverse. [1] The initial circulation coins of the Republic were the following: [2] 1 ⁄ 2 cent (approximately replaced 1 ⁄ 2 d)
In 1985, coins in denominations of 1 agora, 5 agorot, 10 agorot, ₪ 1 ⁄ 2, and ₪1 were introduced. [13] In 1990, ₪5 coins were introduced, [14] followed by ₪10 coins in 1995. [15] Production of 1 agora pieces ceased in 1990, and they were removed from circulation on 1 April 1991. [citation needed] A ₪2 coin was introduced on 9 ...
The word shekel is based on the triliteral Proto-Semitic root ṯql, cognate to the Akkadian šiqlu or siqlu, a unit of weight equivalent to the Sumerian gin2. [1] Use of the word was first attested in c. 2150 BC under the reign of Naram-Sin of Akkad, and later in c. 1700 BC in the Code of Hammurabi.
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The old Israeli shekel, then known as the shekel (Hebrew: שקל, formally sheqel, pl. שקלים, Sheqalim; Arabic: شيكل, šēkal, formerly Arabic: شيقل, šēqal until 2014; code ILR), was the currency of the State of Israel between 24 February 1980 and 31 December 1985.
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The 1978 series began with denominations of 2, 5, 10, and 20 rand, with a 50 rand introduced in 1984. This series had only one language variant for each denomination of note. Afrikaans was the first language on the 2, 10, and 50 rand, while English was the first on the 5 and 20 rand. A coin replaced the 1 rand note.