Iraq's 1982 coinage was produced under Saddam Hussein's government during the early stages of the Iran-Iraq War, which had begun in September 1980. The shift to stainless steel for small denominations was a direct consequence of wartime resource pressures and the mounting cost of the conflict, which would ultimately run eight years and devastate the Iraqi economy.
Iraq's 1982 coinage was produced under Saddam Hussein's government during the early stages of the Iran-Iraq War, which had begun in September 1980. The shift to stainless steel for small denominations was a direct consequence of wartime resource pressures and the mounting cost of the conflict, which would ultimately run eight years and devastate the Iraqi economy.