Iraq 1982 500 fils
This specimen was lot 72029 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "IRAQ. 500 Fils ("Filsan"), AH 1402 //1982. Llantrisant Mint. PCGS MS-65 Gold Shield. Restoration of Babel series. Diamond shaped. The finer of just two seen at PCGS, this engaging Gem presents steely gray brilliance with tremendous luster. The focus is the famous Lion of Babylon--a 2,600 year old stone sculpture created during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II." A variety exists (KM 168a) with the denomination written as "falsan". This was issued early in Saddam Hussein's career, before he was denounced as a menace to humanity.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.08 g, nickel, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 168 or KM-168a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
Link to:
- AH 1393 (1973) 500 fils, oil nationalization
- AH 1400/1980 250 fils, Saddam Hussein as president
- AH 1401 (1980) dinar, 1400th Anniversary of the Hijra
- AH 1401 (1980) dinar, Battle of Qadisiyyah
- AH 1400/1980 50 dinars, Saddam as president
- AH 1401/1980 100 dinars, 1400th year of the Hegira
- AH 1401 (1981) dinar, 50th Anniversary of the Iraqi Air Force
- AH 1402/1982 10 fils
- AH 1402/1982 dinar, Nonaligned Nations Baghdad Conference
- AH 1402/1982 100 dinars, Non-aligned Nations Conference in Baghdad
- Coins and currency dated 1982