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Iraq Coinage: 1936 - 1939 |
under King:
Ghazi I |
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Currency:
Dinar = 5 Riyal = 20 Dirhram = 1000 Fils |
Ghazi I coins are believed
to be
designed by Percy Metcalfe. |
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1936 |
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KM#102 Fils. Year:
1936 - AH 1355. Weight:
2.50g. Metal:
Bronze.
Diameter:
19.5 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Mintage:
3,000,000.
Minted Years: 1936, 1938 and
1938-I. |
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1937 |
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KM#103 10 Fils. Year:
1937 - AH 1356. Weight:
6.75g. Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter:
Scalloped,
25 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Mintage:
400,000.
Minted Years: 1937 and
1938. |
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KM#104 50 Fils (Dirham). Year:
1937 - AH 1356. Weight:
9.00g. Metal:
.500 Silver.
Diameter:
26.5 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Mintage:
1,200,000.
Minted Years: 1937, 1938 and
1938-I. |
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1938 |
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KM#102 Fils. Year:
1938 - AH 1357. Weight:
2.50g. Metal:
Bronze.
Diameter:
19.5 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Mintage:
36,000,000.
Minted Years: 1936, 1938 and
1938-I. |
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KM#102 Fils. Year:
1938-I - AH 1357. Weight:
2.50g. Metal:
Bronze.
Diameter:
19.5 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay Mint. Obverse:
"Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom) written above.
CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center circle. "Al-Iraqiyah"
(Iraq) written below. Reverse:
"Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the First) written
right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of Iraq) written
left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Mintage:
3,000,000.
Minted Years: 1936, 1938 and
1938-I. "I" below the portrait near the edge. |
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KM#105 4 Fils. Year:
1938 - AH 1357. Weight:
4.00g. Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter:
Scalloped, 21 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left.
Mintage:
1,000,000.
Minted Years: 1938 and
1939. |
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KM#105a 4 Fils. Year:
1938dot - AH 1357. Weight:
4.00g. Metal:
Copper-Nickel.
Diameter:
Scalloped, 21 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left.
Dot below bust. Mintage:
2,750,000.
Minted Years: 1938dot and
1938-I. |
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KM#105a 4 Fils. Year:
1938-I - AH 1357. Weight:
4.00g. Metal:
Copper-Nickel.
Diameter:
Scalloped, 21 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay Mint. Obverse:
"Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom) written above.
CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center circle. "Al-Iraqiyah"
(Iraq) written below. Reverse:
"Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the First) written
right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of Iraq) written
left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Mintage:
2,500,000.
Minted Years: 1938dot and
1938-I. "I" below the portrait near the edge. |
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KM#105b 4 Fils. Year:
1938 - AH 1357. Weight:
4.00g. Metal:
Bronze.
Diameter:
Scalloped, 21 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Dot below bust. Mintage:
8,000,000.
Minted Years: one year
type. |
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KM#103 10 Fils. Year:
1938 - AH 1357. Weight:
6.75g. Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter:
Scalloped,
25 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Mintage:
600,000.
Minted Years: 1937 and
1938. |
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KM#103a 10 Fils. Year:
1938dot - AH 1357. Weight:
6.75g. Metal:
Copper-Nickel.
Diameter:
Scalloped,
25 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Dot below bust. Mintage:
1,100,000.
Minted Years: 1938dot and
1938-I. |
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KM#103a 10 Fils. Year:
1938-I - AH 1357. Weight:
6.75g. Metal:
Copper-Nickel.
Diameter:
Scalloped,
25 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay Mint. Reverse:
Obverse:
"Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom) written above. CE year
on left and AH year on right. Value in center circle. "Al-Iraqiyah"
(Iraq) written below. Reverse:
"Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the First) written
right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of Iraq) written
left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left.
Mintage:
1,500,000.
Minted Years: 1938 and
1938-I. "I" below the portrait near the edge. |
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KM#103b 10 Fils. Year:
1938dot - AH 1357. Weight:
6.75g. Metal:
Bronze.
Diameter:
Scalloped,
25 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left. Dot below bust. Mintage:
8,250,000.
Minted Years: one year
type. |
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KM#106 20 Fils. Year:
1938 - AH 1357. Weight:
3.60g. Metal:
.500 Silver.
Diameter:
20.5 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left.
Mintage:
1,200,000.
Minted Years: 1938 and
1938-I. |
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KM#106 20 Fils. Year:
1938-I - AH 1357. Weight:
3.60g. Metal:
.500 Silver.
Diameter:
20.5 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay Mint. Obverse:
"Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom) written above.
CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center circle. "Al-Iraqiyah"
(Iraq) written below. Reverse:
"Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the First) written
right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of Iraq) written
left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left.
Mintage:
1,350,000.
Minted Years: 1938 and
1938-I. "I" below the portrait near the edge. |
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KM#104 50 Fils (Dirham). Year:
1938 - AH 1357. Weight:
9.00g. Metal:
.500 Silver.
Diameter:
26.5 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left.
Mintage:
5,300,000.
Minted Years: 1937, 1938 and
1938-I. |
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KM#104 50 Fils (Dirham). Year:
1938-I - AH 1357. Weight:
9.00g. Metal:
.500 Silver.
Diameter:
26.5 mm. Edge:
Reeded. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
Bombay Mint. Obverse:
"Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom) written above.
CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center circle. "Al-Iraqiyah"
(Iraq) written below. Reverse:
"Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the First) written
right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of Iraq) written
left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left.
Mintage:
7,500,000.
Minted Years: 1937, 1938 and
1938-I. "I" below the portrait near the edge. |
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1939 |
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KM#105 4 Fils. Year:
1939 - AH 1358. Weight:
4.00g. Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter:
Scalloped, 21 mm. Edge:
Plain. Alignment:
Medal. Mint:
British Royal Mint.
Obverse: "Al Mamlakah" (Kingdom)
written above. CE year on left and AH year on right. Value in center
circle. "Al-Iraqiyah" (Iraq) written below.
Reverse: "Ghazi Al-Awal" (Ghazi the
First) written right side anti-clockwise. "Malik Al-Iraq" (King of
Iraq) written left anti-clockwise. King Gazi I facing left.
Mintage:
1,000,000.
Minted Years: 1938 and
1939. |
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Earlier Coinage:
View coins issued during the rule
of other rulers of Iraq:
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