5 Fils

Obverse description	Central circle bearing the denomination '٥ فلوس' (5 Fils) in Arabic numerals and script, flanked by a wheat ear and leaf motif at the base. The circular legend 'الجمهورية العراقية' (The Iraqi Republic) arches above the central device within the scalloped border. The design is executed in low relief with the lettering and decorative elements occupying the field in a balanced, formal arrangement.
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Reverse script	Arabic
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Additional information	Iraq switched this denomination to stainless steel in 1971 as part of a broader rationalisation of the coinage following the Ba'ath Party's consolidation of power after the 1968 coup. The shift away from bronze reflected both practical economics and a government keen to modernise state institutions — the currency included. Production continued through a decade marked by the nationalisation of the Iraq Petroleum Company in 1972 and the oil wealth that followed, yet these small-denomination coins remained very much a workhorse of everyday commerce. The Schön references distinguish between die varieties across the emission period, a detail worth noting for specialists building complete type sets.