Shekel

A Happy Merchant runs and passes a sign reading "muh shekels 4 Miles".

Shekels are the national currency of the state of Israel, whose name originates from ancient currency coins notably used in Maccabeean Israel. Shekels are often referred to in antisemitic memes to allude to Jewish control of financial institutions in a coy manner.

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