Circulated Banknotes

In 2018, the Central Bank of Iraq issued a second edition of banknotes of denominations (25,000, 10,000, 1,000, 500, 250) dinars, and the new edition included the updates referred to below.

 

1- Sustainability of circulation: The currently circulating banknotes of the above denominations continue to circulate with the new denominations without any intention to withdraw them from circulation.
2- The most important changes to the denominations (25,000, 10,000) dinars:

• The two banknotes above include writing the name of the governor (Ali Mohsen Ismail) instead of his signature in the old edition, in line with what is currently followed in other countries.
• The Hijri and Gregorian dates have been modified to the dates (1440 AH - 2018 AD).

3- The most important changes for the categories (1000, 500, 250) dinars:

• The banknotes of the above categories include writing the name of the governor (Ali Mohsen Ismail) instead of his signature in the old version.
• The Hijri and Gregorian dates have been modified to the dates (1440 AH - 2018 AD).
• As for the category of (1000) dinars, the face of the banknote has been changed, as the logo of the inclusion of the marshes and antiquities of southern Iraq on the World Heritage List has been placed instead of the image of the Islamic dinar in the old design, based on a decision issued in this regard.

Issued in 2018
Value	Front	Back
250 Dinar
Front: Astrolabe
Back: Minaret samarra
500 Dinar
Front: Dokan dam
Back: Lamassu
1,000 Dinar
Front: Islamic Dinar
Back: Al Mustansiriya School
10,000 Dinar
Front: Freedom monument
Back: Hadba minaret
25,000 Dinar
Front: Farming carrying a jar of water and agricultural tractor plowing field and Islamic dinars
Back: Part of the Hammurabi obelisk

Circulated Banknotes: In 2013 the Central Bank of Iraq has upgraded the circulated banknotes the series of 2003 which included graphic design and technical characters apart from the denomination of (50) dinar which has been withdrawn from circulation since 1st May 2015.The two series will remain legal tender alongside in circulation until the old are naturally worn out. In December 2015 Central Bank of Iraq has put into circulation the new issuance of 50000 dinar to accomplish the series of 2013.

Issued in 2015
Value	Front	Back
50,000 IQD
Front: Palm tree and water wheel
Back: Marshes and map showing tigris river path

Issued in 2013
Value	Front	Back
250 Dinar
Front: Astrolabe
Back: Minaret samarra
500 Dinar
Front: Dokan dam
Back: Lamassu
1,000 Dinar
Front: Islamic Dinar
Back: Al Mustansiriya School
5,000 Dinar
Front: Geli Ali Beg Waterfall
Back: Al-Ukhaidir Fortress
10,000 Dinar
Front: Freedom monument
Back: Hadba minaret
25,000 Dinar
Front: Farming carrying a jar of water and agricultural tractor plowing field and Islamic dinars
Back: Part of the Hammurabi obelisk

Issued in 2003
Value	Front	Back
250 Dinar
Front: Astrolabe
Back: Minaret samarra
500 Dinar
Front: Dokan dam
Back: Lamassu
1,000 Dinar
Front: Islamic Dinar
Back: Al Mustansiriya School
5,000 Dinar
Front: Geli Ali Beg Waterfall
Back: Al-Ukhaidir Fortress
10,000 Dinar
Front: Hassan bin al-Haytham
Back: Hadba minaret
25,000 Dinar
Front: Kurdish farmer carrying with wheat stalks and Islamic dinar
Back: Part of the Hammurabi obelisk