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25 Dinars Gulf War Propaganda Leaflet
| Issuer | United States Army (Psychological Operations) |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Size | 164 x 73 mm |
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| Reverse description | Vertically oriented Arabic text of nineteen lines, presenting a psychological operations message addressed to the Iraqi people, enclosed within a plain black border frame on white paper stock. |
| Reverse lettering | لم يبقى فرق بين نقودكم وهذه الورقة ما هي الأشياء المتيسرة في القطر والمعدة ومة المرض متفشي، والأدوية غير موجودة المجاعة منتشرة والأغذية غير متوفرة الوساخة موجودة أما الماء والصابون فلا يوجد العتم مخيم، والكهرباء مقطوعة عندك الحسرات ولك حاجة إليه، لكن زوجك ليس موجود. عندك خوف من صدام، لكن عصيانك غير وارد. خطر الموت محدق بك، وليس لك نية في تغييره. أيها الشعب العراقي، ليس من حقك انتظار ما قد يتم وأنت جالس في بيتك. أيها العسكري، أيها المدني، أيها الشيخ أيها الشباب، أيتها النساء، أيها الرجال جاء وقت تلبيتكم لنداء الواجب هيا لنغمر الشوارع والأزقة، لإسقاط صدام وأعوانه. |
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Not a banknote in any technical sense, though it circulates through numismatic collections as one. During Operation Desert Storm, U.S. Army PSYOP units produced leaflets designed to mimic Iraqi currency — this example copies the 25 Dinar note then in circulation — and dropped them by the millions over Iraqi troop positions. The reverse side carried a surrender message in Arabic, instructing soldiers how to defect without being shot.
The mimicry was deliberate and carefully executed. Studies from earlier conflicts had shown that soldiers pick up objects resembling money almost reflexively, guaranteeing the message would be read. Efficacy is still debated, but the Iraqi Army's mass surrenders during the ground campaign gave PSYOP planners considerable confidence in the approach.