IRAQI COINS & CURRENCY
Armies have been fighting over what is now Iraq for much of
the
areas long history. We are pleased to offer this selection
of coins from this historic and bloody land.
THE
COINS OF
SADDAM
This attractive set includes the 5, 10, 25 and 50 Fils coins of Iraq
dating
from 1975 to 1990, while Iraq was under the control of Saddam
Hussein.
In 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait, sparking the First Gulf War. No further
Iraqi
coins were issued for circulation until the recent Iraqi elections due
to
United Nations sanctions and the subsequent invasion by the United
States.
The coins feature a plantation of Date Palms. The 5 and 10
Fils
have
scalloped edges and are struck in Stainless Steel. All four
coins
are
Uncirculated.
Item
IQ-SET4 IRAQ 4 COIN SET 1975-1990 UNC. $4.75
Item
IQ-SET4x10 10 of the above IRAQ 4 COIN SETS,
UNC. $37.50
SADDAM 250
DINAR BANKNOTE FROM IRAQ
This 1995 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 higherst denomination 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 Friese 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. Both
notes are Uncirculated, and
make quite an interesting set.
Item
PM-IQ85 IRAQ 250 DINARS 1995 SADDAM (P85) CU $2.50
Item
PM-IQ85x10 10 of the above IRAQ 250 DINARS
NOTES, CU $15.00
SADDAM'S LAST
BANKNOTE - SINGLE NOTES
& UNCUT SHEETS
This 10,000 Dinar note dated 2002 was the final note issued by Saddam
before he was driven from power by the United States. At that
time, it was the highest denomination note ever issued by
Iraq! Though the note had an official exchange rate
of over
$35,000, the people of Iraq had lost faith in Saddam and in reality the
note had little buying power. The front of bears a portrait
of
Saddam and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The reverse portrays
Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad and a medieval Arabic astrolabe.
The university is one of the oldest in the world. Because Iraq was
under United Nations sanctions at the time, the note was printed
locally using the equipment and supplies available. As a
result
the note is crude compared to most currency. This crude but colorful,
genuine, high-denomination, Crisp Uncirculated note is a reminder of
Saddam's failed regime. Our supplier in Iraq also managed to
obtain some uncut sheets of five of the 10,000 Dinars notes.
These are most unusual and would make an unusual addition to a
collection or would make an excellent conversation piece if framed.
Item
PM-IQ89 IRAQ 10,000 DINARS NOTE, 2002, (P89)
CU $2.50
Item
PM-IQ89x10 10 of the above IRAQ 10,000 DINAR
NOTES, CU $18.00
Item
PM-IQ89SHEET5 SHEET OF 5 UNCUT IRAQ 10,000
DINARS NOTES P89 $19.50
U.S.
OCCUPATION NOTES FOR IRAQ
Iraq recently released new currency to replace the existing notes
picturing Saddam Hussein and the older notes that circulated in the
Kurdish areas. In order to accelerate the introduction of the
new
notes, the new notes simply reused designs that had been used on
earlier pre-Saddam issues, changing only the denomination,
color
and date of the note. The new 50 Dinar note features a ship
being
loaded with grain from elevators on one side of the note and palm trees
on the other. The design was originally used on the 1973 1/4
Dinar. The 250 Dinars note features a medieval astrolabe on
one
side and the ancient Minaret of Samaria on the other. The
design
is taken from the 1/2 Dinar notes issued in 1980 and 1993.
The
new 1000 Dinars note shows a medieval Abbasid gold Dinar and the
Musanteriah School in Baghdad. The Abbasid gold Dinar was one
of
the most widely trusted currencies in the world during the 8th and 9th
centuries. The design comes from the 1 Dinar note issued from
1979 to 1992. All three notes are dated 2003. The
new notes
have been widely accepted within Iraq and the value of the Iraqi Dinar
has climbed substantially against the dollar.
Item
PM-IQ-SET SET OF 3 IRAQ NOTES, 50, 250 and
1000 DINARS 2003 CU out
Item
PM-IQ-1000D 1000 DINARS 2003 picturing
gold coin from above set CU
$2.50
RECENT 3 COIN
SET FROM IRAQ
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.
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 2004 IRAQ 25, 50 & 100 DINAR
COINS, UNC. $3.50
RARE SPELLING
ERROR ON KURDISTAN COIN
In expectation of Kurdistan gaining independence from
Iraq after the
second Gulf War, Kurdish groups in exile authorized the first modern
coins of Kurdistan. After the initial batch of 10 Dinar coins
were
struck, Kurdish officials discovered that the name of the country was
misspelled using the Arabic alphabet. To the untrained eye,
the
difference is that the correct version has two squiggly marks in the
bottom of the legend on the coin while the error version has only one
mark. Only 300 pieces of the error version were
struck. A new die was prepared and a corrected version was
issued. Unfortunately the United States did not allow Kurdish
independence, so this remains a government in exile issue. The 10 Dinar
coins are 39mm in diameter, are struck in copper-nickel and picture a
Persian Fallow Deer. It has a
catalog value of $45.00, however our price is MUCH less.
Item
L-KURD10ERR KURDISTAN 10
DINARS 2003 ERROR VERSION, (Br.X2.1) UNC.
$15.00
KURDISTAN COIN SET
Kurdistan is not (yet) a country; it is still divided between Iraq,
Turkey, and Syria, however that has not stopped it from issuing
coins. This latest set of seven base metal coins is quite
attractive. The five lower denominations feature native wildlife. The
copper 25 Dinar shows a Grey Partridge. The brass 50 Dinars
pictures a European Grey Heron, The copper-nickel 100 Dinar shows a Red
Fox. The eight-sided copper-nickel 250 Dinars shows a
Eurasian
Lynx. The copper-nickel 500 Dinar shows a wild
goat. The
1000 Dinar shows Mustafa Barzani, a charismatic Kurdish nationalist
leader who died in 1979. The 2500 Dinar is an
attractive
and unusual square bi-metallic coin with a copper outer ring and a
brass inner plug. It features an oil refinery in Kirkuk. We
offer
this coin individually and as part of the complete set. All coins are
dated 2006 and feature the Kurdish arms featuring the sun over the
mountains on the reverse.
Item KURD-SET7 KURDISTAN 7 COIN
SET 25-2500 DINARS,
2006
UNC. sold
out
Item
KURD-2500KURDISTAN SQUARE
BIMETAL 2500 DINARS from the above set, UNC $9.95
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