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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 two ways of representing shekels. The "₪" symbol on the left and the abbreviation "ש״ח" on the right may be used interchangeably. The shekel sign ₪ is a currency sign used for the shekel , the currency of Israel .
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.
At first, talents and shekels had not yet been introduced. By the time of Ur-Nammu (shortly before 2000 BCE), the mina had a value of 1 ⁄ 60 talent as well as 60 shekels . The weight of this mina is calculated at 1.25 pounds (0.57 kg), or 570 grams of silver (18 troy ounces).
The exceptional purity helps explain why the Jerusalem Temple priests specifically required Tyrian shekels for Temple tax payments. The money-changers referenced in the New Testament Gospels ( Matt. 21:12 and parallels) provided Tyrian shekels in exchange for Roman currency when this was required.
The pidyon haben (Hebrew: פדיון הבן) or redemption of the first-born son [1] is a mitzvah in Judaism whereby a Jewish firstborn son is "redeemed" with money. The redemption is attained by paying five silver coins to a kohen (a patrilineal descendant of the priestly family of Aaron), on behalf of one's firstborn son. Another object of ...
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)
To pay the tribute, Menahem exacted fifty shekels of silver—about 1 1 ⁄ 4 pounds or 0.6 kg—from all the mighty men of wealth of the kingdom. ( 2 Kings 15:20 ) To collect this amount, there would have had to be at the time some 60,000 "that were mighty and rich" in the kingdom.