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250 Dinars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1422-2002 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Purple on rose and blue guilloche underprint. Portrait of Saddam Hussein at right within a circular lathe-work vignette, with Arabic denomination text and issuer title in a dark panel at top. Denomination numerals in Arabic script at lower left and right corners, with ornamental floral scrollwork borders along the right margin. |
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| Reverse description | Purple and rose on light blue guilloche underprint. Central vignette of the Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhra), Jerusalem, rendered in fine intaglio engraving at left-centre, accompanied by an ornate arched window motif at right. Issuer name in English at top and denomination in words along the lower panel. |
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This note was issued at a low point in Iraq's monetary credibility — by 2002, years of UN sanctions had gutted the dinar's purchasing power, and the Swiss dinar still circulated as a parallel currency in the Kurdish north at a significant premium. The Central Bank had no realistic mechanism to defend the official rate.
The dual dating — Hijri 1422 alongside the Gregorian year — was standard for Iraqi issues of this period, reflecting the Ba'athist state's careful balancing of Islamic symbolism with secular governance. The watermark remains the sole security feature, modest protection for a denomination that was nearly worthless at face value by the time of printing.