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500 Fils
| Issuer | Republic of Iraq |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Value | 500 Fils (فلوس) (0.500 IQD) |
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| Obverse lettering | الجمهورية العراقية ٥٠٠ فلس (Translation: Republic of Iraq 500 Fils) |
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| Edge | Smooth at corners, milled on sides |
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| Additional information |
Iraq's 500 fils denomination had a turbulent institutional life. By 1982, the country was deep into the Iran-Iraq War — now in its second year — and currency production was being managed under considerable economic strain, with oil revenues increasingly diverted to military spending. That this relatively high-denomination coin was struck in nickel rather than a cupro-nickel alloy reflects wartime pressures on metal procurement and minting contracts, which Iraq had partly outsourced to foreign facilities during this period.
KM#165 is occasionally confused with earlier 500 fils types in dealer inventories; the Schön reference is the more reliable cross-check for confirming the correct year grouping.