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5 Fils FAO, with legend
| Issuer | Central Bank of Iraq |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Engraver(s) | Geoffrey Colley |
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| Reverse description | Three tall date palm trees dominate the reverse field, depicted in fine detail with fronds and trunk texture clearly rendered, set against a low horizon line suggesting cultivated agricultural land. The Gregorian year '1975' appears in the left field and the Hijri year '١٣٩٥' (1395) appears in the right field, flanking the central palm composition. The overall design reflects the FAO theme of agricultural abundance and is framed by the characteristic twelve-notch scalloped border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This piece was struck as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, a global initiative launched in the late 1960s that encouraged member nations to issue special coinage carrying agricultural slogans — the cost of production partially subsidized as a publicity mechanism for FAO campaigns. Iraq's participation in the program was consistent with Baathist economic policy of the mid-1970s, which emphasized agricultural self-sufficiency alongside the oil nationalization drive completed in 1972.
The stainless steel composition, adopted for Iraqi fils coinage in this period, was a direct response to rising copper and bronze prices on world commodity markets.