Old Israeli shekel

The old shekel, known at the time as simply shekel (, plural shekalim; šīqal) was the currency of the State of Israel between 24 February 1980 and 31 December 1985 until replaced by the Israeli new shekel at a ratio of 1000:1 on 1 January 1986. The old shekel was short-lived due to the high rates of inflation in Israel at the time. The old shekel was subdivided into 100 new agorot (אגורות חדשות). The shekel sign was . The Israeli lira was used until 24 February 1980.