½ Dinar (دينار), Iraq, 1947 (1955) (Pick 38)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1947 (1955)
Issuing entity
IraqThis 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: Brown on multicolor underprint. King Faisal as an adolescent at right. Its lettering reads “المقر الوطني العراقي / نصف دينار / ورقة نقدية صادرة بموجب القانون / رقم ٤٢ لسنة ١٩٤٧ / البنك الوطني العراقي”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Iraq National Headquarters Half Dinar Banknote issued by Law no. 42 of 1947 National Bank of Iraq”. Reverse: Brown print. Ruins of mosque and spiral minaret at Samarra. Its lettering reads “National Bank of Iraq / 1/2 Dinar”.
The note was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990). Watermark: King's head as a youth (large or small). Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Size
- 140 × 72 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- King's head as a youth (large or small)
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
- Currency
- Dinar (1931-date)
- Demonetized
- Yes
Design
- Obverse
- Brown on multicolor underprint. King Faisal as an adolescent at right.
- Reverse
- Brown print. Ruins of mosque and spiral minaret at Samarra.
- Obverse lettering
- المقر الوطني العراقي / نصف دينار / ورقة نقدية صادرة بموجب القانون / رقم ٤٢ لسنة ١٩٤٧ / البنك الوطني العراقي
- Reverse lettering
- National Bank of Iraq / 1/2 Dinar
Identification
- Value
- ½ Dinar (دينار)
- Dates recorded
- 1947 (1955)
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 38
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P38
- NumistaN# 221620
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.