Israeli new shekel
שקל חדש · In circulation in Israel
- ISO code
- ILS
- Symbol
- ₪
- Minor unit
- 100
- Notes
- 4
- Coins
- 4
- Issued by
- Bank of Israel
Notes and coins in circulation
- ₪20
- ₪50
- ₪100
- ₪200
The Israeli new shekel’s largest current denomination is ₪200, worth about $66.27: the 31st most valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.
ATM commonly dispensed by cash machines
Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Shading indicates value: we have not verified this issuer’s colours. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.
| Notes | Size (mm) |
|---|---|
| ₪20 | 129 × 71 |
| ₪50 | 136 × 71 |
| ₪100 | 143 × 71 |
| ₪200 | 150 × 71 |
| Coins | Size (mm) |
|---|---|
| ₪1 | not recorded |
| ₪2 | not recorded |
| ₪5 | not recorded |
| ₪10 | not recorded |
Getting cash
Israeli cash machines usually dispense 200 and 100 shekel notes. Notes step up in width with value across the current series, from 129 mm to 150 mm.
What it is worth
| Currency | 1 ILS = | 1 unit = |
|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.3313 USD | 3.02 ILS |
| EUR | 0.2889 EUR | 3.46 ILS |
| GBP | 0.2478 GBP | 4.04 ILS |
| INR | 31.7673 INR | 0.03 ILS |
Mid-market reference rates, snapshot 22 September 2026: indicative only. What you actually receive is always less. Work out the real cost →
Where it is used
- Israel
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Drawn to scale against a bank card, and against any other currency.
Sources: last verified 22 September 2026 secondary sourced
- ISO 4217 currency list (SIX Group, the ISO 4217 registrar) · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Bank of Israel · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary
- Israeli new shekel (Wikipedia) · retrieved 22 September 2026 secondary
- Unicode CLDR: currency display names and symbols · retrieved 22 September 2026 primary