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- ↑ "The Bank of Israel". boi.org.il/.
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- ↑ Encyclopedia Judaica (Vol 5 ed.). Keter Publishing House Ltd. 1971. p. 731.
- ↑ Israel's Money and Medals (Third ed.). Arnold H. Kagan. 1979.
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