Catalog
1/4 Dinar
| Issuer | Government of Iraq |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King Ghazi I in civilian dress occupies the right field, rendered in intaglio against a fine guilloche underprint. The central panel carries the denomination in Arabic script within a decorative cartouche, flanked by Arabic text citing the legal authority for issue under Law No. 44 of 1931. A blank oval watermark window is reserved in the left field, with serial number and two manuscript signatures appearing in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in deep green on a fine guilloche underprint, the reverse carries the heading GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ in bold letterpress at the top, with QUARTER DINAR in large display type at centre. A central ornamental cartouche contains the convertibility clause in English, while the fraction 1/4 appears in large numerals at the left, with decorative geometric corner devices framing the composition. The printer's imprint is rendered in small text along the lower margin. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of King Ghazi I, visible in the blank oval field on the left of the obverse |
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