Israeli lira
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The Israeli lira was the former currency of Israel, used from the early years of the state until it was replaced by the shekel in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israeli pound | 2 |
| lira yisraelit | 2 |
| Israeli lira canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2570674 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Israeli lira Context triple: [Palestine pound, replacedBy, Israeli lira]
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A.
Israeli new shekel
The Israeli new shekel is the modern official currency of Israel, widely used in everyday transactions and financial markets in the region.
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B.
Palestine pound
The Palestine pound was the official currency used in the British-administered territory of Palestine during the first half of the 20th century, pegged to and modeled on the British pound sterling.
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C.
Shekel ha-Kodesh
Shekel ha-Kodesh is a Kabbalistic work by medieval Spanish Jewish mystic Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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D.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
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E.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Israeli lira Target entity description: The Israeli lira was the former currency of Israel, used from the early years of the state until it was replaced by the shekel in the late 20th century.
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A.
Israeli new shekel
The Israeli new shekel is the modern official currency of Israel, widely used in everyday transactions and financial markets in the region.
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B.
Palestine pound
The Palestine pound was the official currency used in the British-administered territory of Palestine during the first half of the 20th century, pegged to and modeled on the British pound sterling.
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C.
Shekel ha-Kodesh
Shekel ha-Kodesh is a Kabbalistic work by medieval Spanish Jewish mystic Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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D.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
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E.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1980 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Israeli lira
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli pound
Israeli lira ⓘ
surface form:
lira yisraelit
|
| category |
Currencies of Israel
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| decimalization | 1960 ⓘ |
| decimalizationChange | subunit changed from pruta to agora ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateAtReplacement | 1 shekel = 10 Israeli lira ⓘ |
| introduced | 1952 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | ILR ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| localName |
Israeli lira
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
lira yisraelit
לירה ישראלית ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Bank of Israel ⓘ |
| monetaryReform | replaced by shekel in 1980 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Israeli lira
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli pound
|
| predecessor | Palestine pound ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Israeli new shekel
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli shekel
Israeli new shekel ⓘ
surface form:
shekel
|
| replacedByDate | 24 February 1980 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| subunit | agora ⓘ |
| subunitNameBeforeDecimalReform | pruta ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 lira = 100 agorot (after 1960)
ⓘ
1 lira = 100 prutot (before 1960) ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | old Israeli shekel ⓘ |
| symbol |
IL
ⓘ
ל״י ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions in Israel
ⓘ
government accounting in Israel ⓘ |
| usedFrom | early years of the State of Israel ⓘ |
| usedIn | Israel ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late 20th century ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Hebrew script ⓘ |
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Subject: Israeli lira Description of subject: The Israeli lira was the former currency of Israel, used from the early years of the state until it was replaced by the shekel in the late 20th century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.