Iraq 1980 dinar KM-148

from Stephen Album sale 41, lot 1425

This specimen was lot 1425 in Stephen Album sale 41 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2021), where it sold for $420. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAQ: Republic, AR dinar, 1980/AH1401, 1400th Anniversary of the Hijra, with original box of issue, PCGS graded Proof 68 DCAM." This design also appeared on KM 150 (50 dinars) and KM 151 (100 dinars). 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 1980, Saddam Hussein had embroiled Iraq in war with Iran.

Recorded mintage: 25,000 proofs.

Specification: 30.53 g, 0.900 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-148.

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 41, featuring the Dick Nanta Collection of Giray Khans, Part II, the Charles Opitz Collection of Ethnographic Money, Part II, and the Allan F. Pacela Collection of Chinese Coins. Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

Link to:

• AH 1399/1979 250 fils, International Year of the Child
• AH 1399/1979 dinar, International Year of the Child
• AH 1399/1979 100 dinars, International Year of the Child
• AH 1400/1980 250 fils, Saddam Hussein as president
• AH 1400/1980 dinar, Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
• AH 1400/1980 50 dinars, Saddam as president
• AH 1401/1980 100 dinars, 1400th year of the Hegira
• AH 1400/1980 100 dinars, Saddam as president
• AH 1400/1980 100 dinars, Battle of al-Qadisiyyah
• Coins and currency dated 1980