1962, Culture of Iraq (Scott 302-305)
Denomination | Description |
|---|---|
3 fils | Yellow background, showing a group of troops going into battle, with the year 1382, suggesting it shows the Timurid expansion to Iraq. The style seems to mirror Timurid art. |
6 fils | Scribe on a mauve background: Al Kindi, born in Kufa in the 9th century, and one of the greatest minds of the Islamic world. |
10 fils | Map of medieval Baghdad. Captioned "بغداد المدورة" meaning "Round Baghdad" in reference to the ancient round city of the Abbasids. There was a plan in the 1950s to construct a modern "Round City" on the Karkh side of Baghdad. |
40 fils | A smiling General Abdulkareem Qassem in front of Iraqi administrative buildings and the new Iraqi flag. He was the co-leader of the July 14 Revolution and first Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq. |