Israeli Black-Blue Serials

Both of the photos posted are from http://banknote.ws/COLLECTION/count...0036.htm#36b So unless these are your notes it might help to post photos of the actual notes.

For a lot of countries that change happens sequentially. So the lower serial numbers are P36a Black and the higher serial numbers are P36b Blue.

Thanks for your answers.




I thought about that but I couldn't confirm that. The 2018 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money only refers to the serial number color.

This is the banknote I received, I am not very good taking pictures, always have a problem with the light






And this is the actual listing: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Israel-50-L...51419846296?

It says Blue ..... but if you see the picture it looks to me black (it's not the actual as seller sell hundreds).

So ........

It looks "black" to me too. I really don't think you got the "Blue" version.

And the seller posts:
"The notes you will receive will have a different serial number, and in some cases you may receive different prefix or signatures."
At one time, I was really keen on picking up a 1978 Belgium 100 Francs (P-140a) & nearly all my searches turned up P-142 (1982-1994) listed as P-140. Several sellers were of the "BIN" ilk (priced like a P-140) who have the same warning as above. I email several & got mixed signals/dubious replies.
-so I now tend to avoid sellers with such caveats in their listings (b/c I have had the same problem as you- getting a note which is clearly different then the item description).

One of the problems is that these sellers rely on you to figure out: that the expense of shipping the incorrectly described note (item) back to them is not worth the aggravation/nor cost (in fact- you will lose $ most often - if you demand a return/refund in most cases). I have several batches of misidentified banknotes which I have just written off- as "lesson learned" since such sellers are extremely unreliable. I have even gotten into the habit of asking these same sellers for clarification/& or full disclosure but have since just labelled them as completely untrustworthy.

I wrote the seller and this is the answer:

"Regarding the 50 Lirot, it is a well known confusion, the Blue ink of the serial number is very dark blue, if you will put it next to the note you have with the Black serial number, and compare between the two serial numbers, you will be able to see the difference.
It looks like black but it's actually very dark blue.
(The 10 Lirot 1968 has a lighter version of blue ink, however the 50 Lirot was printed with a much darker blue)
If you would anyway like to return this note, you can gladly do so, I will accept it and refund your payment.
Please inform what you decided, I will do as you wish.
Wishing you and your family all the best, hoping and praying that we should all go through this difficult time fast and in good health.
Best regards"

So, it could be that the one I already had is in fact blue and that's why I don't see the difference ....
I am tempting to buy the black version he has to see it there is really a difference ....

Your note looks like it is dark blue to me.