Catalog
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King Faisal II as a young man in intaglio vignette at right, set against an intricate guilloche underprint in violet and green tones. Arabic inscriptions at centre give the denomination and issuing authority, with the Central Bank of Iraq title across the top. Serial number appears twice at lower left and upper right, with ornamental corner devices framing the note. |
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| Obverse lettering | البنك المركزي العراقي عشرة دنانير ورقة نقدية صادرة بموجب القانون رقم ٥٤ لسنة ١٩٤٧ من البنك المركزي العراقي |
| Reverse description | Central vignette in intaglio presents a colossal winged Assyrian bull (lamassu) in profile, with a robed Assyrian priest standing to its right, rendered in a classical engraving style against a plain background. A circular guilloche medallion bearing the numeral "10" and the word "Dinars" occupies the left panel, while a matching plain oval panel appears at right. The legends "Central Bank of Iraq" arch across the top and "Ten Dinars" runs along the bottom, all within a decorative border with corner ornaments. |
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