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10 Fils - Ghazi I
| Issuer | Iraq |
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| Year | 1938 |
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| Engraver(s) | Percy Metcalfe |
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| Reverse description | Central circle contains the denomination '١٠ فلس' (10 Fils) in bold Arabic numerals and script. Radiating lines extend from the central circle to the scalloped outer edge, filling the left and right fields in a sunburst pattern. The Christian Era date '١٩٣٨' (1938) and the Hijri date '١٣٥٧' (1357) appear within the radiating fields on either side. The Arabic legends 'المملكة' (Kingdom) and 'العراقية' (of Iraq) are positioned at the upper and lower periphery respectively. |
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| Reverse lettering | المملكة ١٠ فلس ١٣٥٧ ١٩٣٨ العراقية (Translation: Kingdom 10 Fils 1938 1357 of Iraq) |
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Ghazi I died in April 1939 — just months after this coin entered circulation — in a car crash at his palace that much of Iraq refused to believe was accidental. He had been broadcasting pan-Arab and anti-British propaganda from a private radio transmitter, and suspicion fell immediately on British interests. The coins bearing his effigy thus had an unusually short reign as a current issue before his four-year-old son Faisal II succeeded under a British-aligned regency.
The "a" suffix on this type denotes the copper-nickel composition, distinguishing it from the earlier bronze issue (KM#103).