of the words shekel and hadash (new). When the shekel sign is unavailable the abbreviation NIS ('''???''' and '''?.?''') is used.

History

The origin of the name "shekel" ??? is from the ancient Biblical currency by the same name. An early Biblical reference is Abraham being reported to pay "four hundred shekels of silver" to Ephron the Hittite for the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron

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