Bank Markazi, specimen 10000 rials (2), ND (1981), green and multicoloured, the Iman Reza Mosque at right, one example with lion and sunburst at left, one with brown Republic seal at left, both signature 19 (Pick 131s for type), mounting traces, good extremely fine and rare (2) £300-500
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Bank Markazi, specimen 5000 rials (3), ND (1981-), red and multicoloured, Mullahs leading a march, signatures 20, 21, 22 (Pick 133s, 139as, bs), mounting traces, good extremely fine and rare (3) £400-500
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Bank Markazi, specimen 10000 rials (3), ND (1981-), blue and multicoloured, Mullahs leading a march at right, signatures 20, 21, 22 (Pick 134as, bs, cs), mounting traces, good extremely fine, rare (3) £300-400
IRAQGovernment Issue
King Faisal I |
Government Issue, specimen 1/4 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial number A500001-A700000, green and pale orange and lilac, King Faisal I at right, reverse green and white (Pick 1as), ink date '26.2.32' in top margin, perforated, good extremely fine and rare £800-1,200
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Government Issue, specimen 1/2 dinar, 1 July 1931, serial number A500001-A700000, brown, white, green and lilac, King Faisal I at right, reverse brown and white (Pick 2as), ink date '26.2.32' in top margin, perforated, good extremely fine and rare £800-1,200
King Ghazi |
Government Issue, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1935), Serial number F 992671, green and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, signature 7, reverse green (Pick 7), very fine £500-550
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Government Issue, specimen 1/2 dinars, law of 1931, no serial numbers, brown, lilac and green, King Ghazi at right, reverse brown and white (Pick 8s), red Arabic CANCELLED at centre, ink date top margin, perforated, mounting traces and soft crease at left otherwise about extremely fine, fresh, rare £800-1,200
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Government Issue, specimen 10 dinars, law of 1931, serial number A000000, violet and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, reverse violet and white, value at centre (Pick 11s), ink date '4.5.39' in top margin, red Arabic overprint at centre, perforated, extremely fine and very rare £2,000-3,000
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Government Issue, specimen 10 dinars, law of 1931, serial number A105001-A135000, violet and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, reverse violet and white, value at centre (Pick 11s), ink date '4.5, 39' in top margin, perforated CANCELLED, extremely fine and rare £2,000-3,000
A Superb Specimen 100 Dinars of King Ghazi |
Government Issue, specimen 100 dinars, 1931 (1933), serial number A000000, blue, green and multicoloured, King Ghazi at right, value at each corner, reverse blue, value (Pick 12s), red CANCELLED on obverse and reverse, perforated CANCELLED, ink date '27.5.40' in top margin, good extremely fine, very rare £5,000-6,000
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Government Issue, 100 dinars, law of 1931 (1936), serial number A 005430, blue, lilac and green, King Ghazi at right, value at left and right, reverse blue and white, value (Pick 12), numerals at left, damage top centre, about fine and rare £800-1,200
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Government Issue, 100 dinars, law of 1931 (1936), serial number A006070, blue, lilac and green, King Ghazi at right, value at left and right, reverse blue and white, value (Pick 12), numerals at left, good fine and rare £1,500-2,200
King Faisal II |
Government Issue, specimen 1/4 dinar, 1931 (1941), serial number P360001-R360000, green and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a child at right (Pick 16s), ink date '10.12.45', perforated, uncirculated, rare £400-500
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Government Issue, 1/4 dinar, Law of 1931 (1942, serial number J925647, green on multicoloured underprint, King Faisal II as a child at right, reverse value (Pick 16), attractive, crisp good very fine, scarce £120-160
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Government Issue, 1/4 dinar, law of 1931 (1942), serial number K410815, green and multicoloured, Faisal II as a child at right (Pick 16), an original good very fine £150-200
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Government Issue, specimen 1/2 dinar, 1931 (1941), serial number E400001-F400000, purple-brown, lilac and green, King Faisal II as a child at right, Kennet signature (Pick 17s), ink date '12.2.42', good extremely fine and rare £400-600
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Government Issue, specimen 1 dinar, 1931 (1941), serial number R040001-Z040000, blue and lilac and green, King Faisal II as a child at right, Kennet signature (Pick 18s), ink date '2.11.42' in top margin, fresh, about extremely fine, rare £500-700
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Government Issue, 1 dinar, law of 1931 (1942), serial number M378627, blue and multicoloured, Faisal II as a child at right, Kennet signature (Pick 18), graffiti on reverse, almost very fine £100-150
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Government Issue, 1 dinar, law of 1931 (1942), serial number N274234, blue and multicoloured, Faisal II as a child at right, Kennet signature (Pick 18), a fresh and original uncirculated thus rare £800-1,000
A Specimen 100 Dinars of King Faisal II |
Government Issue, specimen 100 dinars, 1931 (1941), serial number A023251-A045250, blue and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a child at right, Kennet signature, reverse blue, value (Pick 21s), ink date '2.11.42' in top margin, perforated SPECIMEN, soft crease at left otherwise fresh and bright, about extremely fine and a lovely example, rare £5,000-6,000
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National Bank, colour trial, 1/4 dinar, law of 1947 (1950), serial number A 000000, brown and multicoloured, a young King Faisal II as a young man at right, reverse brown, palm trees (Pick 27 for type), perforation, uncirculated and very rare £400-600
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National Bank, 1/4 dinar, L.1947 (1950) ND, serial number A425631, green on multicoloured underprint, young King Faisal II at right, reverse palm trees pressed (Pick 27), pressed, otherwise extremely fine £160-220
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National Bank, 5 dinars, L.1947 (1950) ND, serial number C912635, red on multicoloured underprint, young King Faisal II at right, reverse ancient carving of Hammurabi receiving the laws (Pick 30), uncirculated and rare in this grade £850-950
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National Bank, 10 dinars, L.1947 (1950) ND, serial number A274088, purple on multicoloured underprint, young King Faisal II at right, reverse winged Assyrian ox and priest, pressed (Pick 31) pressed, otherwise extremely fine £600-800
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No Lot
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National Bank, colour trial 10 dinars, law of 1947 (1953), serial number B 000000, green and multicoloured, a young King Faisal II at right, value at each corner, reverse green, winged Assyrian ox at centre, value at left (Pick 36), perforated, small red SPECIMEN low centre, faint paper clip mark otherwise uncirculated and very rare £1,000-1,500
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National Bank, colour trial 10 dinars, law of 1947, serial number B000000, green and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a young man at right, value at each corner, reverse green, mythical creature at centre (Pick 36ct), perforated, red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated, rare and attractive £1,000-1,500
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National Bank, 1/4 dinar, 1947, serial number F/1 039664, third issue, blue-green and orange, King Faisal II at right (Pick 37), uncirculated thus scarce £150-180
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National Bank, colour trial 1/2 dinar, law of 1947 (1953), serial number H000000, blue and multicoloured, a young King Faisal II at right, reverse blue, the ruins at Samarra at centre, value at left (Pick 38s), perforated, small red SPECIMEN low centre, faint paper clip mark otherwise uncirculated and very rare £800-1,000
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National Bank, 1 dinar, 1947, serial number T/1 573292, third issue, blue and pale orange, King Faisal II at right (Pick 39), uncirculated thus scarce £200-240
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National Bank, colour trial 5 dinars, law of 1947 (1953), serial number A 000000, grey-blue and multicoloured, a young King Faisal II at right, reverse olive-brown, Hammurabi receiving the Laws at centre, value at left (Pick 40ct), perforated, small red SPECIMEN low centre, faint paper clip mark otherwise uncirculated and very rare £800-1,200
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National Bank, 10 dinars, 1947, serial number D002267, third issue, violet and multicoloured, King Faisal II at right (Pick 41), an original good very fine £200-250
Central Bank |
Central Bank, 1/2 dinar, 1947, serial number 1/A 557699, brown, pink, green and lilac, King Faisal II at right (Pick 43), slight foxing at top margin otherwise almost uncirculated and scarce £200-240
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Central Bank, 1/2 dinar (3), serial number 1/A 566855/856/857, brown and multicoloured, King Faisal II at right (Pick 43), a rare consecutive trio of notes, almost uncirculated (3) £800-900
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Central Bank, 5 dinars, 1947, serial number 1/A 574969, red, green and pink, King Faisal II at right (Pick 49), some foxing on reverse, good very fine £180-240
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Central Bank, colour trial 5 dinars, and colour trial 10 dinars, both ND (1959), zero serial numbers, both green and multicoloured, arms at right (Pick 54ct, 55ct), perforated, small red SPECIMEN overprint, uncirculated and rare (2) £700-900
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