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500 Fils Iraqi Army
| Issuer | Republic of Iraq |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Composition | Nickel |
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| Reverse description | High-relief depiction of two Iraqi soldiers in profile, helmeted and in full military uniform, bearing rifles with crossed barrels behind them, evoking both historical and contemporary service. The figure in the foreground faces left wearing a steel combat helmet, while the second soldier faces right in an older-style pith helmet, symbolising the continuity of the Iraqi Army from its founding in 1921 to 1971. The Arabic numerals '١٩٢١' and '١٩٧١' appear at left and right respectively in the field, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the army's establishment. The composition fills the entire coin field to the border, with no legend or exergue. |
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| Mintage | 1390 (1971) - ١٣٩٠هـ-١٩٧١مـ - 100,000 1390 (1971) - ١٣٩٠هـ-١٩٧١مـ Proof - 5,000 |
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Issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Iraqi Army, founded in 1921 under the British Mandate administration. The army's creation predated Iraqi independence by over a decade, a political awkwardness the Ba'athist government — then barely two years into its second grip on power following the 1968 coup — was content to gloss over in favor of nationalist celebration.