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1000 Dinars Saladin
| Issuer | Kurdistan (fantasy) |
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| Year | 1424 (2003) |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a rayed sun rising above a stylized mountain range, all contained within a raised inner circle. The upper legend reads 'DEWLETA KURDISTANÊ' in Latin script arcing around the outer field, flanked by two small rhombus-shaped ornaments. The lower portion of the outer ring carries the equivalent legend in Arabic script, 'دولتی کوردستان'. The design evokes a symbolic national emblem for Kurdistan, rendered in a clean, medallic style. |
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| Reverse description | Equestrian figure of Saladin depicted in right-facing profile, mounted on horseback and holding the modern Kurdish flag aloft. The central design is encircled by a decorative border of crossed swords. The field carries inscriptions in both Arabic and Latin scripts identifying the subject and denomination. The designer's initials 'LR' (for Laurel Rogers) appear in the field, along with the dual-calendar date '2003 · ١٤٢٤'. |
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Fantasy issues attributed to "Kurdistan" began appearing in the early 2000s, produced by private mints for the collector market rather than by any recognized governmental or monetary authority. The Saladin attribution is historically pointed — Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub was himself a Kurd, born in Tikrit, a fact his own dynasty rarely emphasized and that modern Kurdish nationalist identity has since reclaimed with considerable force. This piece exists entirely outside the realm of legal tender, its "1424" date rendering the Hijri calendar as political theater.