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A shekel was an ancient currency. It was used in Egypt and other places.
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An electrum Carthaginian shekel, c. 310–290 BC, bearing the image of Tanit, consort of Baʿal Hammon.
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The IS 1 banknote, issued in 1980 but then discontinued.
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The cupronickel Israeli shekel (properly "sheqel" and now known as the "old shekel"), issued between 1981 and 1985, when it was replaced owing to its hyperinflation.
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The NIS 1 banknote, issued in 1986 but since discontinued.
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The cupronickel Israeli new shekel (properly "new sheqel"), the present currency of the state of Israel.
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The half-Shekel coin discovered in Hurvat Itri
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A silver Bar Kochba shekel from Simon bar Kokhba's revolt against Roman rule. Obverse: The Temple façade with a rising star surrounded by "Simon". Reverse: A lulav surrounded by "To the Freedom of Jerusalem".