¼ Dinar

Features

Issuer	Iraq
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Iraq (البنك المركزي العراقي)
Period	Republic (1958-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1959
Value	¼ Dinar (دينار) (¼ IQD)
Currency	Dinar (1931-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	128 × 66 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 219296
References	P# 51 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: ND (1959) - "First Republican Arms" Issue

Obverse

Green on multicolor underprint.
Iraq coat of arms with Kurdish dagger, Arab sword, wheat, and date.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
البنك المركزي العراقي
ربع دينار
ورقة نقدية صادرة بموجب قانون
البنك المركزي العراقي

Translation:
Central Bank of Iraq
Quarter Dinar
Banknote issued under Law
by The Central Bank of Iraq

Reverse

Green print.
Palm trees at center.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Central
Bank of Iraq
Quarter Dinar

Watermark

Iraq coat of arms

Printer

Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)

Comments

First Republican Arms of Iraq (1959-1965)

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Date	VF	References		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1959)	$ 31	P# 51a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Without security thread; Signature:: Nadim al-Zahawi.	32%
ND (1959)		P# 51b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	With security thread; Signature: Abdul Latif al-Shawaf	16%
ND (1959)		P# 51b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	With security thread; Signature: Saleh Kubba	8%
ND (1959)		P# 51s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen; punch hole cancelled	0%

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 115 Lot 2437	5 Mar 2024	ND (1959) – P# 51a – Without security thread; Signature:: Nadim al-Zahawi.	VF	USD 18.52 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 113 Lot 2559	17 Feb 2024	ND (1959) – P# 51a – Without security thread; Signature:: Nadim al-Zahawi.	VF	USD 42.82 (EUR 37.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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