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The Israeli lira (Hebrew: לִירָה יִשְׂרְאֵלִית Lira Yisr’elit plural: Lirot Yisr’eliyot לִירוֹת יִשׂרְאְלִיּוֹת) or Israel pound was the currency of the State of Israel from August 1948 until 23 February 1980 when it was replaced with the Old Israeli shekel on 24 February 1980. Until 1952 the name used on the notes of the Anglo-Palestine Bank was Palestine pound in Hebrew לירה אי (lira E.Y. i.e. lira Eretz-Yisraelit). In Arabic the name was given as junayh filisţīnī (جنيه فلسطيني).
