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250 Dinars Central Bank of Iraq
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts an outline map of Iraq with a stylized date palm tree superimposed upon it, its fronds fanning outward across the upper portion of the map in fine incuse detail. The map and palm motif are enclosed within a raised inner circle. Flanking the lower portion of the inner circle is a laurel wreath rendered in low relief, its branches extending symmetrically from the base. The legend CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ curves along the upper periphery in Latin script. The overall composition is set against a polished, mirror-like field. |
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Iraq's gold coinage program through the Central Bank has been sporadic and largely aimed at the collector market rather than circulation, emerging in the post-2003 period as the reconstituted central bank worked to establish institutional credibility. The 2015 date places this issue well into the post-occupation period, after the CBI had survived an extraordinary external pressure campaign — U.S. Treasury sanctions and compliance battles between 2012 and 2014 nearly paralyzed the bank's foreign currency auctions.
KM#179 is thinly documented in standard references, and surviving population data from the major grading services remains sparse.