Israel - 1 lira 1948, SIGNED BY DAVID BEN GURION . l. S/N B752932 Anglo-Palestine Bank Limited  A-UNC. lira Eretz-Yisrael was the currency of the British Mandate of Palestine from 1927 to May 14, 1948, and the State of Israel between May 15, 1948, and June 23, 1952(Image 1) (Image)