Israeli pruta

Pruta (Hebrew: פרוטה, plural: prutot) was a denomination of currency in Israel before 1960.

The pruta was introduced shortly after the establishment of the state of Israel, as the 1000th part of the Israeli pound.

The word pruta was borrowed from Mishnaic Hebrew, in which it meant "a coin of smaller value".

This move was necessary due to the constant devaluation of the Israeli pound, which rendered coins smaller than 10 prutot redundant.

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