Iraq 1978 150 dinars

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1353

This specimen was lot 1353 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAQ: Republic, AV 150 dinars, 1978/AH1398, 10th Anniversary of the Revolution, 41mm medallic issue, NGC graded Proof 68 Ultra Cameo. The specifications for this issue, as far as we can determine, are 0.917 fine gold and total weight of 37.5 g." This NCLT does not appear in the SCWC or the Unusual World Coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 37.5 g, 0.917 fine gold, 41 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Links to:

• AH 1397 (1977) dinar, Inauguration of Tharthat-Euphrates Canal
• AH 1399/1979 250 fils, International Year of the Child
• AH 1399/1979 100 dinars, International Year of the Child
• Coins and currency dated 1978