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| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1931-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Parliament building set within an open plaza, rendered in fine intaglio line work. Arabic denomination خمسة دنانير and the issuing authority appear in the upper field, with the legal tender clause ورقة نقدية صادرة بموجب القانون below. Guilloche borders frame the design on all sides, with the numeral 5 repeated in the lower corners. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of the ancient Babylonian scene of Hammurabi receiving the code of laws from the god Shamash, the seated deity extending a rod and ring of authority to the standing king. A large guilloche rosette bearing the numeral 5 and the word Dinars in English occupies the left portion of the design. The inscription Hammurabi يستلم الشريعة appears below the vignette, with ornate scroll-work borders enclosing the entire composition. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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