The Israeli new sheqel or New Israeli sheqel (abbr. NIS; symbol: ₪; also spelled shekel; pl. sheqalim or shekalim) is the currency of Israel. It replaced the Israeli sheqel in 1985 at a rate of 1000 Israeli sheqels per 1 New Israeli sheqel. The ISO 4217 code for the NIS is ILS. The NIS is divided into 100 agorot (sing. agora).
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The Israeli new sheqel or New Israeli sheqel (abbr. NIS; symbol: ₪; also spelled shekel; pl. sheqalim or shekalim) is the currency of Israel. It replaced the Israeli sheqel in 1985 at a rate of 1000 Israeli sheqels per 1 New Israeli sheqel. The ISO 4217 code for the NIS is ILS. The NIS is divided into 100 agorot (sing. agora). In Hebrew, the NIS is called "שקל חדש" (Sheqel Khadash), and is usually abbreviated ש"ח (pronounced shakh). The symbol for the NIS is ₪, a combination of the first Hebrew letters of the words sheqel (ש) and khadash (ח).