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10 Fils Ishtar Gate, Magnetic
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | الجمهورية العراقية ١٠ فلوس احيا بابل اثريا واجب وطني وقومي وانساني (Translation: Republic of Iraq 10 Fils The restoration of Babel, a national, pan-Arab and humanitarian responsibility) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Iraq introduced this stainless steel magnetic issue in 1982 as part of a coinage reform that shifted smaller denominations away from bronze and copper-clad steel. The switch was partly logistical — stainless steel held up better in the intense heat and dust of the Gulf region — but also reflected the currency rationalization underway as the country funneled oil revenues into the Iran-Iraq War, then entering its third year. Everyday coinage kept circulating while the economy bent under wartime pressure.