Iraq 10,000 Dinars Banknote, 2004, P-95b, UNC
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Features
| Issuer | Iraq |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (1958-date) |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Years | 2004 |
| Value | 10 000 Dinars |
| Currency | Dinar (1931-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 170 × 78 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Number | N# 203141 |
| References | P# 95b |
Obverse
Portrait of Abu Ali Hasan Ibn al-Haitham. He was a Muslim Arab mathematician, astronomer, and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age. Referred to as "the father of modern optics", he made significant contributions to the principles of optics and visual perception in particular.
Lettering:
البنك المركزي العراقي
١٠٠٠٠
Translation:
Central Bank of Iraq
10,000 Dinars.
Reverse
Al Habda Minerat of the Great Mosque of Al-Nuri, Mosul Iraq.
The Great Mosque of Al-Nuri was famous for its leaning minaret, which gave the city its nickname "the hunchback" (الحدباء al-Ḥadbāˈ). The mosque withstood various hostile invading forces over its 850-year history until it was destroyed with its distinctive minaret in the Battle of Mosul in 2017
Lettering:
Central Bank of Iraq
Ten Thousand Dinars
Translation:
Central Bank of Iraq
Ten Thousand Dinars.
Comments
Issued by the Central Bank of Iraq in 2003, after the fall of the government of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Utilizes the design layout of the 1979 10 Iraqi dinars banknote.
