What is the currency in Israel?
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Israel's monetary unit is a new shekel (NIS, 1 NIS is equal to 100 agorot).
There are banknotes in denominations - 20, 50, 100 and 200 shekels, and also coins in nominal value - 10, 50 agorot and 1, 2, 5 and 10 shekels.
At the moment, 1 USD is about 3, 76 NIS.February 24, 2010
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