Front: Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1953-1955)

Front shows portrait of Moshe Sharett; below, in a line legible under a magnifying glass, the titles of his seven books; the ceremony of the unfurling of the Israeli flag by Sharett at the U.N. building in 1949; the denomination "Twenty New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Hebrew.

Sharett was born Moshe Shertok in Ukraine. He immigrated to Palestine in 1908. His family was one of the founders of Tel Aviv. From 1933 to 1948, He guided negotiations between the Zionist movement and the British Mandate of Palestine, which led to the creation of the State of Israel.

Back: Original building of the Herzlia high school where Sharett studied; a background of Little Tel Aviv; the denomination "20 New Sheqalim" and "Bank of Israel" in Arabic and English

Front: Shmuel Yosef Agnon (1888-1970), Hebrew writer

Agnon was born Shmuel Yosef Czaczkes in Ukraine. He did not go to school, but was tutored by his parents. He began to write in Hebrew and Yiddish at the age of 8, and produced his first creative work at the age of 15. He immigrated to Jaffa in 1908 where he continued to publish his works. He was the first Hebrew writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature in 1966.

Back: A skyline of Jerusalem and a Jewish townlet in Eastern Europe

Front: Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1953-1955)

Front shows portrait of Moshe Sharett; picture of the ceremony of the unfurling of the Israeli flag at the UN building on May 12, 1949; text from the speech given by Sharett on that occasion.

Back: Picture of Jewish Brigade volunteers during WW II and of a pre-State look-out tower; text from Sharett's radio address after his return from a visit to the Jewish Brigade in Italy.

Front: Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1953-1955)

Front shows portrait of Moshe Sharett; picture of the ceremony of the unfurling of the Israeli flag at the UN building on May 12, 1949; text from the speech given by Sharett on that occasion.

Back: Picture of Jewish Brigade volunteers during WW II and of a pre-State look-out tower; text from Sharett's radio address after his return from a visit to the Jewish Brigade in Italy.