new sheqel

English

Noun

new sheqel (plural new sheqels or new sheqalim)

  1. The Israeli currency since 1 January 1986 (distinguished from the abolished 1980-1985 sheqel). Divided into 100 agorot and represented by ₪. In English, also represented by the initialism NIS (for "New Israeli Sheqel"). ISO 4217 code: ILS.
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