Israeli new shekel
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The Israeli new shekel is the modern official currency of Israel, widely used in everyday transactions and financial markets in the region.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| שקל חדש | 2 |
| Israeli old shekel | 1 |
| Shekel Ḥadash | 1 |
| new Israeli shekel | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| alsoUsedIn | Palestinian territories ⓘ |
| banknoteDenomination |
100 new shekels
ⓘ
20 new shekels ⓘ 200 new shekels ⓘ 50 new shekels ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Israel ⓘ |
| coinDenomination |
1 new shekel
ⓘ
10 agorot ⓘ 10 new shekels ⓘ 2 new shekels ⓘ 5 new shekels ⓘ ½ new shekel ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | ₪ ⓘ |
| floatingExchangeRate | yes ⓘ |
| inflationTarget | set by Bank of Israel ⓘ |
| introduced | 1986 ⓘ |
| introducedToCombat | hyperinflation of old shekel ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | ILS ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Bank of Israel ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender for all debts public and private in Israel ⓘ |
| legalTender | Israel ⓘ |
| localAbbreviation | ש"ח ⓘ |
| localName |
Israeli new shekel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
שקל חדש
|
| monetaryPolicyAuthority |
Bank of Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Monetary Committee of the Bank of Israel
|
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf |
Israel
ⓘ
State of Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian National Authority (de facto)
|
| pluralForm | shekels ⓘ |
| pluralFormLocal | שקלים חדשים ⓘ |
| region |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| replacedCurrency | Israeli old shekel ⓘ |
| replacementRate | 1 new shekel = 1000 old shekels ⓘ |
| scriptOnCurrency |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Hebrew alphabet ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subunit | agora ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 agorot = 1 shekel ⓘ |
| usedBy |
businesses in Israel
ⓘ
government of Israel ⓘ residents of Israel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
financial markets ⓘ |
| usedIn | Tel Aviv Stock Exchange settlements ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
new Israeli shekel
this entity surface form:
שקל חדש
this entity surface form:
Shekel Ḥadash
this entity surface form:
Israeli old shekel