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10 Fils FAO, with legend
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Value | 10 Fils (فلوس) (0.010 IQD) |
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| Reverse description | Three tall date palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera) dominate the central field, rendered in fine detail with fronds, fruit clusters, and textured trunks rising from an agricultural landscape with irrigation channels and low vegetation visible at the base. The composition evokes Iraq's traditional agricultural heritage and aligns with the FAO food production theme. The dual dates '١٣٩٥' (Islamic Hijri year) and '١٩٧٥' (Gregorian year) flank the palm trees at left and right respectively within the scalloped field. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Struck as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which Iraq joined in the early 1970s alongside dozens of developing nations issuing special coinage to promote agricultural development awareness. The FAO program was less a monetary initiative than a publicity exercise — member states bore the production costs themselves, and many issues saw limited actual circulation.
Iraq's 1975 participation came during the oil boom years following OPEC's 1973 embargo, when the Ba'athist government had unusually deep reserves to fund such programs.