Banknotes 13018 Day 1:Layout 1
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851 National Bank of Iraq, 1 dinar, 1947 (1955), serial number X/1 407596, pale blue and multicoloured, King Faisal II at right as a young man, also 5 dinars, 1947 (1955), serial number D 923657, red, King Faisal II as a young man at right, both signature of Abdul Ilah Hafidh at low centre (Pick 39a, 40, NBI B13b, 14a), an original good very fine and very fine (2) £150-200
849 Government of Iraq/National Bank, 1 dinar, Law of 1931 (1942), serial number C/1 726228, signature Kennet and Ata Amin, blue on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Faisal II as a child at right; 1 ⁄ 4 dinar, Law of 1931 (1945), serial number X664744, green and multicoloured underprint, portrait of young King Faisal II at right; 1⁄ 4 dinar, Law of 1947 (1955), serial number F/1 962355, green on multicoloured underprint, portrait of King Faisal II as an adolescent at right (Pick 18a, 22, 37), the first very good to fine, the second good fine, the third fine to very fine, (3) £250-350
Central Bank
852 Central Bank of Iraq, dinar, law of 1947 (1959), serial number 1/A 557436, brown and multicoloured, King Faisal II as a young man at right, signature of Abdul Ilah Hafudh at low centre, also a 1 dinar, pale blue and 5 dinars, red, both King Faisal II at right, both signature of Abdul Ilah Hafidh at low centre (Pick 43, 48, 49 CBI B2, 5, 6), fresh and original, uncirculated and scarce in this grade, 1 dinar good very fine, 5 dinar fine (3) £200-250
850 National Bank of Iraq, 1 dinar, pale blue, dinar, blue-green, dinar, brown, also a 1 dinar, 1947 (1953-1955), (Pick 34, 37, 38, 39b, NBI B8b, 11b, 12b, 13a), generally VG (4) £100-150
†853 Central Bank of Iraq, an obverse and reverse composite essay for a 1 dinar, ND (ca 1965-), serial number 123456, blue and multicoloured, the eagle of Saladin and Iraqi arms at right, reverse blue and white, refinery and man left centre (Pick unrecorded), unique (2) £500-700 183