5 Dinars

Obverse © gyoschak (CC BY-NC-SA) – Reverse © Ian

Features

Issuer	Iraq
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Iraq (البنك المركزي العراقي)
Period	Republic (1958-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1973
Value	5 Dinars (دنانير) (5 IQD)
Currency	Dinar (1931-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	166 × 85 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 217299
References	P# 64 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Deep-lilac on multicolor underprint.
Binaya al-Maglis al-Wataniy (Parliament building), Baghdad.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
البنك المركزي العراقي
خمسة دنانير
ورقة نقدية صادرة بموجب قانون
البنك المركزي العراقي

Translation:
Central Bank of Iraq
Five Dinars
Banknote issued under Law
by The Central Bank of Iraq

Reverse

Deep-lilac on multicolor underprint.
Hamurabiy yatasallam al-sharia (King Hammurabi receives the Law).

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Central Bank of Iraq
Five Dinars

Watermark

Eagle's Head

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

Two possible signatures:
(1) Abdul Hassan Zalzalah:

(2) Fawzi al-Kaissi:

UV activity (large Arabic 5 at left, small Arabic 5 at right):

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Date	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1973)		Signature: Abdul Hassan Zalzalah	11%
ND (1973)	$ 8.60	Signature: Fawzi al-Kaissi	89%

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 147 Lot 2214	17 Dec 2024	ND (1973) – Signature: Fawzi al-Kaissi	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 91 Lot 2670	8 Aug 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 9.22 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 68 Lot 328	8 Oct 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 13.83 (EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 185 Lot 220	24 Feb 2026	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 164 Lot 2747	1 Aug 2025	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 155 Lot 579	23 Apr 2025	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 137 Lot 1628	11 Sep 2024	Undetermined	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 127 Lot 350	1 Jun 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 17.28 (EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 135 Lot 3167	14 Aug 2024	Undetermined		USD 79.50 (EUR 69.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 113 Lot 2562	17 Feb 2024	Undetermined		USD 53.00 (EUR 46.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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