Iraq 1970 250 fils

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is the first coin issued by Iraq as part of the F.A.O. series and the first coin of that denomination. The date palm obverse appears on five, ten, twenty-five, fifty and hundred fils coins of the 1967-1990 period. Iraq, long a part of the Ottoman Empire, was seized by the British at the end of World War One but then granted independence under a local monarchy which ruled until 1958. In 1970, Iraq was dominated by a military regime but Saddam Hussein had not yet taken over.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: nickel, 33 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 130.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Iraq 1955 100 fils
• Jordan 1969 quarter dinar
• Iraq 1970 25 fils
• AH 1391/1971 250 fils, first anniversary of peace with the Kurds
• AH 1390/1971 5 dinars, 50th anniversary of the army
• Iraq 1975 5 fils KM-141
• Coins and currency dated 1970
• return to coins of Iraq