2022-03-14 Mon

Albert Einstein was a Theoretical Physicist of German origin. He is the one who developed a pillar of modern Physics, the Theory of Relativity. Be it his mass-energy equivalence formula or his law of photoelectric effect, the theories he postulated changed the history of science forever. His works are still studied in standard institutions of learning throughout the world.

Jewish by birth, Einstein moved to the USA during World War II due to the anti-Semitic policies of Nazi Germany. Hence, Israel offered the presidency in 1952 to Einstein who turned it down. A banknote was issued in his honor by the government of Israel in 1968.

The most striking feature of the 5 Lirot banknotes from Israel is the famous portrait of theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Albert Einstein. The bunker-like building on the back of the 1968-dated Israeli five lirot bill houses an atomic reactor, located in the Soreq Nuclear Research Center near Yavne.

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