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Issuing authority

Iraq

State issuing dinar coinage and notes, initially under British-influenced monetary arrangements.

Kind
state
Region
Middle East, Asia
Recorded period
1932 – present

Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.

Published entries

7

Individual types and documented families

With photographs

100%

7 with a credited real-object photo

Dated span

1931 – 1986

7 entries with their own date

Verified or well documented

0

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1 Dinar (دينار), Iraq, 1931–1932 (Pick 3)

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1 Dinar (دينار), Iraq, 1931–1932 (Pick 3)

1931-1932

This 1 Dinar note was issued in Iraq, with dates recorded from 1931–1932. It belongs to the Dinar (1931-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Faisal I (1921-1933). It measures 161 × 91 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pic…

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10 Dinars (دنانير), Iraq, 1931 (1940) (Pick 11)

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10 Dinars (دنانير), Iraq, 1931 (1940) (Pick 11)

1931 (1940)

This 10 Dinars note was issued in Iraq, dated 1931 (1940). It belongs to the Dinar (1931-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Ghazi I (1933-1939). It measures 188 × 100 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 11. Obverse:…

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Iraqi dinar banknotes

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banknotes

Iraqi dinar banknotes

1931 onwards

Iraqi dinar banknotes represent the official paper currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq alongside earlier currency board authorities. Banknotes denominated in dinars first entered circulation on 1 April 1932 to replace the Indian rupee. Prior to the 1990 Gulf War, the country contracted the British s…

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½ Dinar (دينار), Iraq, 1947 (1955) (Pick 38)

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½ Dinar (دينار), Iraq, 1947 (1955) (Pick 38)

1947 (1955)

This ½ Dinar note was issued in Iraq, dated 1947 (1955). It belongs to the Dinar (1931-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Faisal II (1953-1958). It measures 140 × 72 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 38. Obverse:…

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10 Dinars (دنانير), Iraq, 1947 (1955) (Pick 41)

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10 Dinars (دنانير), Iraq, 1947 (1955) (Pick 41)

1947 (1955)

This 10 Dinars note was issued in Iraq, dated 1947 (1955). It belongs to the Dinar (1931-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Faisal II (1953-1958). It measures 178 × 92 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 41. Obverse…

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¼ Dinar (دينار), Central Bank of Iraq, Iraq, 1973 (Pick 61)

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¼ Dinar (دينار), Central Bank of Iraq, Iraq, 1973 (Pick 61)

1973

This ¼ Dinar note was issued in Iraq by the Central Bank of Iraq, dated 1973. It belongs to the Dinar (1931-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1958-date). It measures 130 × 66 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as…

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25 Dinars (دنانير), Central Bank of Iraq, Iraq, 1406 (1986) (Pick 73)

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25 Dinars (دنانير), Central Bank of Iraq, Iraq, 1406 (1986) (Pick 73)

1406 (1986)

This 25 Dinars note was issued in Iraq by the Central Bank of Iraq, dated 1406 (1986). It belongs to the Dinar (1931-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1958-date). It measures 175 × 80 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists th…

Documented

Partial type record

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