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100 Dinars IYC
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 100 Dinars (دنانير) |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The International Year of the Child, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly for 1979, prompted a wave of commemorative issues from member states. Iraq's participation came at a peculiar political moment: the Ba'athist government under Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was in its final months, with Saddam Hussein formally assuming the presidency in July 1979, weeks after this coin's nominal issue date.
Struck in .917 gold to a weight placing it squarely in the sovereign-adjacent category, the piece was produced for export and collector markets rather than circulation. Iraqi gold commemoratives of this period are rarely found with post-mint handling damage.