“Po’el! Hishkalta et HaShekel?” [“Worker! Have you paid for your Shekel?”].Designed by Esther Luria.

(ERETZ ISRAEL)

Tel-Aviv, c. 1930

M. Vorobeichic.

The Shekel was a membership fee toward the World Zionist Organization, one that earned the right to vote in local elections. Furthermore, the number of Shekels obtained in a particular locale determined how much representational strength it might earn for itself.