Catalog
1 Dinar
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar (دينار) (1 IQD) |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the equestrian statue of King Faisal I, the horse rearing with the king astride, set within an elaborate arched frame on a blue guilloche ground. To the left, a decorative panel bears the numeral '1' above the word 'Dinar' in a foliate cartouche, while stylised lion figures appear at the lower corners. The denomination legend is inscribed along the lower border. |
| Reverse lettering | Central Bank of Iraq One Dinar |
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The 1959 series was the first currency issued under the Iraqi Republic following the July 1958 revolution that overthrew the Hashemite monarchy. Bradbury Wilkinson, working from their New Malden facility, had already held Iraqi printing contracts under the kingdom — the new government retained them, though the imagery was overhauled to strip royal associations from the design program.
Pick 48 is sometimes found with ink oxidation along the face, a known characteristic of several Bradbury Wilkinson runs from this period tied to ink formulation rather than storage conditions.