Catalog
10 000 Dinars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 2013-2020 |
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| Size | 162 x 75 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a detailed vignette of the Al-Hadba' (الحدباء) leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri in Mosul, the structure's distinctive incline rendered with fine line engraving against a coloured guilloche ground. The minaret, which stood for over 850 years before its destruction during the 2017 Battle of Mosul, is presented as a symbol of Iraqi architectural heritage. Denomination and issuing authority inscriptions appear in both Arabic and English lettering. |
| Reverse lettering | Central Bank of Iraq Ten Thousand Dinars البنك المركزي العراقي عشرة آلاف دينار |
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Iraq's shift to hybrid substrate for this denomination was driven largely by durability concerns in a country where climate and handling conditions degrade standard cotton-paper notes unusually fast. The polymer-cotton composite used here is not full polymer — it was a transitional choice, and the Central Bank has issued both substrate types across its post-2003 series depending on denomination and print run.
The P#101 series ran across seven years of considerable political and economic turbulence, including the period of ISIS territorial control over large parts of northern and western Iraq, during which the Central Bank maintained uninterrupted note issuance from Baghdad.