Iraq Coins and Currency (original) (raw)
IRAQ & KURDISTAN COINS & CURRENCY
SMILING SADDAM & MEDIEVAL HORSEMEN ON IRAQ 25 DINAR NOTE
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This multi-colored 1986 25 Dinar note of Iraq features the portrait of Saddam Hussein and a picture of medieval horsemen charging on the front. It was an attempt to link Saddam with great military victories in past centuries. The note was the first to bear the Saddam's portrait. The back shows the ancient gate of Babylon at the left, below it is a lion frieze. In the center is the Martyr’s Monument (al-Shaheed) in Baghdad which was dedicated in 1983. When the note was issued it had an exchange rate of approximately $80 and was the largest denomination in circulation. It was in use at the time of the invasion of Iraq in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. In 1993 the note was suddenly withdrawn and declared worthless.
Item PM-IQ-25D IRAQ 25 DINAR NOTE, 1986 SADDAM P73 XF- $3.00
Item PM-IQ-25Dx10 10 of the above IRAQ 25 DINAR NOTES, 1986 P73 XF $19.50
Item PM-IQ-25Dx100 100 of the above IRAQ 25 DINAR NOTES, 1986 P73 XF. $99.50
SADDAM GULF WAR NOTE
This 1992 5 Dinars note of Iraq was issued after Iraq's defeat in the First Gulf War. The country was under a United Nations embargo so was unable to utilize its regular bank note printers. Instead it utilized a Chinese printer that was willing to break the embargo. The quality of the notes left much to be desired, however they filled the need and were pressed into service. The red note features a portrait of Saddam Hussein with an underprint of an ancient temple. The back features Iraq's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a small vignette of an ancient carving of Hammurabi in conversation with the sun god Shamash. As an anti-conterfeiting measure, the note contains threads that fluoresce blue and orange under Ultra-Violet light. The note is Uncirculated.
Item PM-IQ-5D IRAQ 5 DINARS NOTE 1992 P80 UNC. $3.00
Item PM-IQ-5Dx10 TEN of the above IRAQ 5 DINARS NOTES 1992 P80 UNC. $17.00
IRAQ 1995 250 DINAR NOTE PICTURES SADDAM
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This 1995 Iraqi 250 Dinar note picturing Saddam Hussein was issued after Saddam's defeat in the First Gulf War. Inflation was taking a serious toll on Iraq, so this new, higher denomination was needed. At the time it was issued, it was the highest denomination note in circulation. It had an official exchange rate of over $750, however on the street it would buy only a few dollars worth of goods. The reverse of the note shows the frieze from the Liberty Monument in Baghdad. Because of the United Nations embargo, the notes were printed locally on an offset press and lacked the anti-counterfeiting devices found on most banknotes today.
Item PM-IQ-250D IRAQ 250 DINAR NOTE, 1995 SADDAM P85 AU-UNC. $3.00
Item PM-IQ-250Dx10 10 of the above IRAQ 250 DINAR NOTES, 1995 AU-UNC. $19.50
Item PM-IQ-250Dx100 100 of the above IRAQ 250 DINAR NOTES, 1995 AU-UNC. $99.50
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OPERATION DESERT STORM PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS
These propaganda leaflets were prepared by the US Armed Forces and air-dropped on Iraqi soldiers during the First Gulf War in 1991. They were part of a PSYOP psychological warfare program to encourage the Iraqis not to fight. They must have been effective, as almost half of the Iraqi soldiers defected, deserted or surrendered. This set includes 7 different genuine propaganda leaflets, including both color and black and white issues. Included in the set is a popular leaflet printed to look like an Iraq 25 Dinar note picturing Saddam. What better way to have a piece of propaganda picked up than to make it look like real money!Click here for a list of the leaflets provided and their translations.
Item IQ-PROPSET OF 7 IRAQ WAR PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS, UNC.$19.50
IRAQ POST INVASION COIN SET 
Iraq released three 2004 dated coins: a 25, 50 and 100 Dinar. They are the first coins issued since for circulation since the First Gulf War in 1990 and were issued as part of America’s plan to bring stability to the country. Since then no additional coins have been issued for circulation. The coins have a very simple design. One side shows a map of Iraq, showing the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the date in both the AH and AD Calendar. The other side shows the denomination and inscriptions in Arabic. The 25 Dinars is copper plated-steel, the 50 Dinars is brass plated steel and the 100 Dinar is nickel-plated steel.
Item IQ-SET3 IRAQ 25, 50 & 100 DINAR 2004 KM175-177 UNC. $4.00
MODERN COINS OF KURDISTAN
The Kurds are an ethnic group divided between Iraq, Turkey and Syria. Their attempts to establish a Kurdish nation have been repeatedly thwarted by outside powers. In 2003, after the fall of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, overseas Kurdish groups authorized the issuance of coins for what they expected would be their new independent nation. Because of objections from neighboring Turkey, the United States did not allow the establishment of Kurdistan. Though the Kurds greatly assisted the United States by providing ground forces to fight ISIS in Syria and Iraq, in 2019 the United States again betrayed by withdrawing United States troops and abandoning them to Turkish and Russian forces.
The 2003 1 Dinar depicts the most famous Kurd of all time: Saladin. He is depicted on horseback carrying a modern Kurdish flag. Saladin founded the powerful Ayyubid Dynasty in 1169. His diplomatic skills, backed by well-disciplined army enabled him to gain control of Egypt, Palestine and Syria from Islamic as well as Christian opponents. Even his opponents admired him for his chivalry, justice and piety. The 27.4mm coin is struck in bronze-plated zinc.
The 2003 10 Dinar depicts a fallow deer. The 39mm coin is struck in copper-nickel.
The reverses of all the coins depicts the Kurdish emblem featuring the sun rising over three mountains.
Item KURD1 KURDISTAN 1 DINAR 2003 Br.X1.2 UNC. $7.50
Item KURD10 KURDISTAN 10 DINARS 2003 FALLOW DEER Br.X2.2 UNC. $10.00