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10 Dinars

Issuer Central Bank of Iraq
Year 1973-1978
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Currency Dinar (1931-date)
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Obverse description The right half of the note is occupied by an intaglio vignette of the Dokan Dam on the Little Zab river, set within a rocky gorge, with the Arabic inscription "سدّ دوكان" below. The centre carries large Arabic text reading "عشرة دنانير" (Ten Dinars) above a colourful guilloche rosette incorporating an ornate Islamic geometric medallion, flanked by two sets of serial numbers. The bank title "البنك المركزي العراقي" is inscribed across the top panel, with numeral "10" counters in decorative cartouches at each corner.
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Iraq's Central Bank issued this series beginning in 1973, during the period immediately following the Ba'ath government's nationalization of the Iraq Petroleum Company in 1972 — a move that dramatically reshaped the country's oil revenues and, by extension, its currency management. The timing was not incidental; new banknote series across the denominations followed as part of a broader reassertion of economic authority.

The P#65 is notable within the series for its relatively long print run window, spanning five years across multiple signature varieties. Collectors should distinguish between signature combinations carefully, as scarcity varies considerably between them.

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