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 The Bank of Israel 1959 series of banknotes designed by the Shamir brothers never ceases to create stories. The Nahal soldier served as the icon of the Shamir exhibition in Latvia, the figure of the fisherman was incorporated on the promenade of Tiberias, the pioneer banknote was the focus of last year’s “On the Money” exhibition.

A few days ago, a story was published about the same banknote on the blog My Heritage, written by Michal Minsky, director of the "Photograph" archive, founded by Rudi Weissenstein. It turns out that the pioneers were not photographed in a desert settlement but on a typical Tel Aviv roof.
The Shamir brothers commissioned photographs of people who would model the characters for them: a soldier, a worker, a fisherman, a pioneer and a scientist.
The model participated in the opening "On the Money".
You can find the article at the bottom of this blog (in Hebrew)
November 2020