Iraq - Kingdom Issues

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  • Central Bank of Iraq – Second Issue
  • Central Bank of Iraq – First Issue
  • National Bank of Iraq – Third Issue
  • National Bank of Iraq – Second Issue
  • National Bank of Iraq - First Issue
  • 1942 Emergency Issue
  • Iraq Currency Board – Second Issue – Portrait of King Ghazi
  • Iraq Currency Board – First Issue – Portrait of King Faisal I
Central Bank of Iraq - Second Issue (L.1947)


1/4 Dinar

Description: Green on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as a young man at right.

Signature 12
1/2 Dinar

Description: Specimen Only, Not Issued

Signature 12

Image Requested

1 Dinar

Description: Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portarit King Faisal II at right.

Signature 12
5 Dinars

Description: Red on Multicolour Underprint. Portarit King Faisal II as a young man at right.

Signature 12
10 Dinars

Description: Purple and Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as a young man at right.

Signature 12

Central Bank of Iraq - First Issue (L.1947)

1/4 Dinar

Description - Green on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as an adolescent at right. Back: Palm Trees at center.
Watermark: King's Head as a youth.
Printer - BWC
Signature - 12
1/2 Dinar

Description - Brown on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as an adolscent at right. Back: Ruins of the mosque and spiral minaret at Samarra.
Watermark: Kings Head as a youth.
Signature - 12
Printer - BWC

National Bank of Iraq - Third Issue (L.1947)

10 Dinars

Description - Purple on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as an adolscent at right. Back: Winged Assyrian ox and an Assyrian ox at center.
Watermark: Kings Head as a youth.
Printer - BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign.12 (Watermark of First Issue.)
b. Sign.12 (Portrait as Watermark.)

5 Dinars

Description - Red on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as an adolscent at right. Back: Ancient carving of Hammurabi receiving the laws .
Watermark: Kings Head as a youth.
Printer - BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign.12 (Watermark of First Issue.)
b. Sign.12 (Portrait as Watermark.)

1 Dinar

Description - Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as an adolscent at right. Back: Equestrian statue of King Faisal I.
Watermark: Kings Head as a youth.
Printer - BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign.12 (Watermark of First Issue.)
b. Sign.12 (Portrait as Watermark.)

1/2 Dinar

Description - Brown on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as an adolscent at right. Back:  Ruins of the mosque and spiral minaret at Samarra.
Watermark: Kings Head as a youth.
Printer - BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign.12 (Watermark of First Issue.)
b. Sign.12 (Portrait as Watermark.)

1/4 Dinar

Description - Green on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as an adolscent at right. Back:  Palm Trees at center.
Watermark: Kings Head as a youth.
Printer - BWC
Signature 12

National Bank of Iraq - Second Issue (L.1947)

10 Dinars

Description - Purple on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Winged Assyrian ox and an Assyrian priest at center.
Watermark: Kings Head as a child.
Printer - BWC
Signature 12
5 Dinars

Description - Red on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Ancient carving of Hammurabi reciving the laws at center.
Watermark: Kings Head as a child.
Printer - BWC
Signature 12

Image Requested

1 Dinar

Description -  Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Equestrian statue of King Faisal I.
Watermark: Kings Head as a child.
Printer - BWC
Signature 12
1/2 Dinar

Description -  Brown on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Ruins of the mosque and spiral minaret at Samarra.
Watermark: Kings Head as a child.
Printer - BWC
Signature 12

1/4 Dinar

Description - Green on multicolour underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Palm trees at center.
Watermark: King's Head as a child
Printer - BWC
Signature 12

National Bank of Iraq - First Issue (1950)

10 Dinars

Description - Purple and Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portarit Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Winged Assyrian ox and an Assyrian priest at center.
Watermark : King Faisal II
Signature 12
Printer - BWC

5 Dinars

Description - Red on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Ancient carving of Hammurabi reciving the laws at center.
Watermark: Kings Faisal II
Printer - BWC
Signature 12
1 Dinar

Description -  Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Equestrian statue of King Faisal II at right.
Watermark: King Faisal II
Printer - BWC
Signature 12
1/2 Dinar

Description -  Brown on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Ruins of the mosque and spiral minaret at Samarra.
Watermark: Kings Faisal II
Printer - BWC
Signature 12
1/4 Dinar

Description - Green on multicolour underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right. Back: Palm trees at center.
Watermark: King Faisal II
Printer - BWC
Signature 12
1945 and 1944 Issue

1/2 Dinar (1945)

Watermark: Kings Faisal II
Printer - BWC
Signature 11

1/4 Dinar (1945)

Description - Green on multicolour underprint. Portrait Young King Faisal II at right.
Watermark: King Faisal II
Printer - BWC
Signature 11

50 Fills

Description: Green. Portarit Young King Faisal II at left
Watermark: King Faisal II
Printer: BWC
Status: Approved but apparently never issued

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Iraq Currency Board - Fourth Issue (1942)

100 Dinars

Description: Dark Blue and Multicolour. Portarit King Faisal II as child at left. Signature Kennet at left.
Watermark: King Faisal
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign. 7
b. Sign.9

10 Pounds

Description: Purple and Blue on multicolour underprint. Protrait of King Faisal II as child at right. Signature Kennet at left.
Watermark: King Faisal
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 7
b. sign 9

Image Requested

5 Pounds

Description: Brown on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as child at right. Signature Kennet at left.
Watermark: King Faisal
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. sign 7
b. sign 9

1 Dinar

Description: Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait of King Faisal II as child at right. Signature Kennet at left.
Watermark: King Faisal
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 7
b. Sign 9

1/2 Dinar

Description: Brown on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as child at right. Siganture Kennet at left.
Watermark: King Faisal
Printer: BWC

Issuaed Notes:
a. Sign 7
b. Sign 10

1/4 Dinar

Description: Green on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as child at right. Signature Kennet at left.
Watermark: King Faisal
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 7
b. Sign 9
c. Sign 10

1942 Emergency Issue (Printed in India) Portrait of Faisal II as a boy

1 Dinar

Description: Blue, Portrait King Faisal II as child at right.Signature L.M. Swan at left.Obrahim Kamal at right.
Printer: India
Signature 8

1/2 Dinar

Description: Brown. Portrait King Faisal II as child at right. Signature L.M. Swan at left. Obrahim Kamal at right.
Printer: India
Signature 8

Image Requested

1/4 Dinar

Description: Green on Brown and Blue Underprint. Portrait King Faisal II as a child at right. Signature L.N. Swan. Obrahim Kamal at right.
Printer: India
Signature 8

100 Fills

Description: Not Avalible. If you have a description of this note then please donate it to us.
Printer: India
Signature 8
If you have a better image of the front and back of this note then please donate it to us. This is suppose to be the only known example of this note.

Iraq Currency Board – Second Issue (1933 - 40)
100 Dinars

Description: Blue and Ochre on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Ghazi in Millitary Uniform at right.
Watermark: King Ghazi
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 5
b. Sign 7

Image Requested

10 Dinars

Description: Purple and Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Ghazi in Millitary Uniform at right.
Watermark: King Ghazi
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 6
b. Sign 7

Image Requested

5 Dinars

Description: Brown-Violet on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Ghazi in Millitary Uniform at right.
Watermark: King Ghazi
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 6
b. Sign 7

Images Requested

1 Dinar

Description: Blue on Multicolour underprint. Portrait King Ghazi in Millitary Uniform at right.
Watermark: King Ghazi
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 3
b. Sign 4
c. Sign 5
d. Sign 6
e. Sign 7

1/2 Dinar

Description: Brown on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait King Ghazi in millitary uniform at Right.
Watermark: King Ghazi
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 3
b. Sign 5
c. SIgn 6
d. Sign 7

1/.4 Dinar

Description: Green on Multicolout Underprint. Portrait King Ghazi in Millitary Uniform at right.
Watermark: King Ghazi
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. Sign 3
b. Sign 4
c. Sign 5
d. Sign 6
e. Sign 7

Iraq Currency Board – First Issue – Portrait of King Faisal I (1931)

100 Dinars

Description: Blue and Oche on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait of King Faisal I with goatee at right.
Watermark: King Faisal I
Printer: BWC
Signature 1

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10 Dinars

Description: Blue and Purple on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait of King Faisal I with goatee at right.
Watermark: King Faisal I
Printer: BWC
Signature 1

Images Requested

5 Dinars

Description: rown-violet on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait of King Faisal I with goatee at right.
Watermark: King Faisal I
Printer: BWC
Signature 1

Images Requested

1 Dinar

Description: Blue on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait of King Faisal I with goatee at right.
Watermark: King Faisal I
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. 1/7/1931 Sign 1
b. 1/8/1932 Sign 2

1/2 Dinar

Description: Brown on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait of King Faisal I with goatee at right.
Watermark: King Faisal I
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. 1/7/1931 Sign 1
b. 1/8/1932 Sign 2

Images Requested

1/4 Dinar

Description: Green on Multicolour Underprint. Portrait of King Faisal I with goatee at right. Back: English Text.
Watermark: King Faisal I
Printer: BWC

Issued Notes:
a. 1/7/1931 Sign 1
b. 1/8/1932 Sign 2
Images courtesy of Islamic Banknotes

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