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25 Dinars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1981-1982 |
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| Size | 175 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of two Arabian horses in full gallop, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a lightly tinted background, set within an ornate arabesque border with interlaced guilloche patterns in green and pink. Denomination numerals in Arabic script appear at each corner, with the issuing authority's name in Arabic at the top centre. The dual date in Hijri and Gregorian calendars is inscribed below the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the Abbasid Palace in Baghdad, rendered in a detailed architectural study showing the grand iwan archway, flanking arcaded galleries, and a stone basin in the foreground courtyard. The composition is framed by elaborate guilloche scrollwork and rosette ornaments on a green underprint, with the denomination in English lettering at the base. The issuer's name in English appears at the top of the note. |
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Iraq issued this denomination during the opening years of the Iran-Iraq War, a conflict that began in September 1980 and would eventually force significant changes to the country's currency management. The 25 Dinar note entered circulation as wartime spending was beginning to strain public finances, though outward signs of fiscal stress wouldn't appear in the banknote series for several more years.
The Ba'athist government maintained relatively controlled inflation through the early 1980s, propped up by oil revenues and Gulf state loans. Notes from this period circulated hard and often show significant wear as a result.