Iraq 1982 100 dinars

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1379

This specimen was lot 1379 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $4,462.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "IRAQ: Republic, AV 100 dinars, 1982/AH1402, Non-aligned Nations Conference in Baghdad, surface hairlines as usual, Proof." At the time, Saddam had U.S. support in his opposition to the ayatollahs in Iran. Iraqi coinage essentially ceased 1982-90. These coins were likely passed out as door prizes to conference attendees. No further coinage was minted until 1990.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 proofs.

Specification: 26.06 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-158, Schön-76.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• 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 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1400/1980 250 fils, Saddam Hussein as president
• AH 1400/1980 50 dinars, Saddam as president
• AH 1401/1980 100 dinars, fifteenth century of the Hegira
• AH 1402/1982 10 fils, restoration of Babel
• AH 1402/1982 500 fils, restoration of Babel
• AH 1402/1982 dinar, Nonaligned Nations Baghdad Conference
• Iraq 1990 50 fils
• Iraq 1990 250 fils
• Iraq 1990 5 dinars
• Iraq 1990 10 dinars
• Coins and currency dated 1982