Israel
These ship money tokens are from the Somerfin lines out of Haifa. They were used aboard the M.V. Bilu on the Sabbath when it is forbidden for orthodox Jews to handle money. They had to be purchased on board in advance of Friday evening sunset.
In 1964 and 1965 two ferryboats built for the Somerfin Co. Ltd., according to their specifications, went into service in the Mediterranean. No sooner were the ferryboats plying the sea, than the Somerfin Co. Ltd., founded in 1952 and registered in Geneve, experienced financial difficulties and was unable to meet its obligations. Somerfin, therefore, went into voluntary liquidation, and as the Israeli Government had guaranteed 80% of the company's debts, the ownership of the two boats were transferred to the Government. The names of the ferries were "Bilu" and "Nili". As the selling of the two boats did not materialize and no employment could be found for them, the "Bilu" was laid up and anchored for a long period at Haifa port.
- These would be prutot in 1959, agorot in 1960.
| Somerfin Shipping Co. Haifa Tokens | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| Material | green plastic | |
| Filename | SSC001 | |
| Description | S on flag 100 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 27.8 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | green plastic | |
| Filename | SSC002 | |
| Description | S on flag 50 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 25.2 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | green plastic | |
| Filename | SSC003 | |
| Description | S on flag 25 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 22.8 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | green plastic | |
| Filename | SSC004 | |
| Description | S on flag 5 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 20.3 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| File:SSC005.jpg | ||
| Material | red plastic | |
| Filename | SSC005 | |
| Description | S on flag 100 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 27.8 | |
| Source | ||
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | red plastic | |
| Filename | SSC006 | |
| Description | S on flag 50 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 25.2 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | red plastic | |
| Filename | SSC007 | |
| Description | S on flag 25 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 22.8 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | red plastic | |
| Filename | SSC008 | |
| Description | S on flag 5 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 20.3 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| File:SSC009.jpg | ||
| Material | yellow plastic | |
| Filename | SSC009 | |
| Description | S on flag 100 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 27.8 | |
| Source | ||
| Notes | ||
| File:SSC010.jpg | ||
| Material | yellow plastic | |
| Filename | SSC010 | |
| Description | S on flag 50 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 25.2 | |
| Source | ||
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | yellow plastic | |
| Filename | SSC011 | |
| Description | S on flag 25 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 22.8 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | yellow plastic | |
| Filename | SSC012 | |
| Description | S on flag 5 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 20.3 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| File:SSC013.jpg | ||
| Material | blue plastic | |
| Filename | SSC013 | |
| Description | S on flag 100 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 27.8 | |
| Source | ||
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Material | blue plastic | |
| Filename | SSC014 | |
| Description | S on flag 50 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 25.2 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
| File:SSC015.jpg | ||
| Material | blue plastic | |
| Filename | SSC015 | |
| Description | S on flag 25 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 22.8 | |
| Source | ||
| Notes | ||
|
Material | blue plastic |
| Filename | SSC016 | |
| Description | S on flag 5 | |
| Rev. | blank | |
| Size (mm) | 20.3 | |
| Source | © malj1 collection | |
| Notes | ||
