{"product_id":"iraq-p-87-100-dinars-2002-heavily-circulated","title":"Iraq P-87 100 Dinars 2002—Saddam—Heavily Circulated—Folds—Tears—Color Decent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e: blue\/purple with lavender\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: small format of Saddam series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFront\u003c\/strong\u003e: Saddam Hussein at right; lavender flora design vertical bar along right side, dark purple bar across bottom, blank left quarter of note with two shell designs on which the denomination is written in East Arabic numbers on the bottom shell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: Houses of Old Baghdad and spirograph-style design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue and purple on multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/a\u003e at right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLavender floral vertical bar along right side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark purple bar across bottom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlank left size but for two shell-shaped designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Arabic_numerals\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEast Arabic numerals\u003c\/a\u003e on bottom shell design; issuing bank name and denomination in Arabic script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanasheel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShenashils\u003c\/a\u003e (traditional projecting wooden balconies) of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baghdad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOld Baghdad\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination in Latin script\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpirograph-style design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e None specified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUV:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fibers fluoresce blue and yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 × 70 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Bank_of_Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCentral Bank of Iraq\u003c\/a\u003e (البنك المركزي العراقي)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not specified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eno longer legal tender\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not specified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iraqi_dinar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIraqi dinar\u003c\/a\u003e (1931–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCalendar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dated \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Islamic_calendar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1422 AH\u003c\/a\u003e (2002 AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Iraq\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baghdad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaghdad\u003c\/a\u003e — city pop. ~7.5 million; metro pop. ~8.5 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~42 million (UN 2024) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Algeria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlgeria\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/California\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 438,317 km² (169,235 mi²)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$10,500 USD (IMF 2024) — ranks ~120th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Crude oil (~99% of export revenue), natural gas, dates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkey\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSyria\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJordan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudi_Arabia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaudi Arabia\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuwait\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKuwait\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIran\u003c\/a\u003e; short coastline on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_Gulf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePersian Gulf\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken languages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arabic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArabic\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurdish_languages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKurdish\u003c\/a\u003e (both official); significant minorities speak \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkmen_languages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkmen\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neo-Aramaic_languages\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNeo-Aramaic\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Armenian_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArmenian\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mesopotamia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMesopotamia\u003c\/a\u003e — cradle of civilization; home to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sumer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSumer\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Akkadian_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAkkad\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babylonia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBabylonia\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Assyria\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAssyria\u003c\/a\u003e (c. 3500–539 BC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Achaemenid_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAchaemenid Persian\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seleucid_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSeleucid\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parthian_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eParthian\u003c\/a\u003e rule (539 BC–224 AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sasanian_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSasanian Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (224–637 AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArab-Islamic conquest (637) — Islam replaces older religions as the dominant faith; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baghdad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaghdad\u003c\/a\u003e founded 762 AD as capital of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abbasid_Caliphate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAbbasid Caliphate\u003c\/a\u003e — then the largest city on earth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mongol_invasion_of_Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMongol sack of Baghdad\u003c\/a\u003e (1258) — end of the Abbasid Caliphate; estimated 200,000–800,000 killed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOttoman rule\u003c\/a\u003e (1534–1918)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Mandate_for_Mesopotamia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Mandate\u003c\/a\u003e (1920–1932) — Iraq created as a modern state; borders drawn by colonial powers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of Iraq\u003c\/a\u003e (1932–1958) — nominal independence under Hashemite monarchy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/14_July_Revolution\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e14 July Revolution\u003c\/a\u003e (1958) — monarchy overthrown; Republic proclaimed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ba%27ath_Party\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBa’ath Party\u003c\/a\u003e rule (1968–2003); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/a\u003e president 1979–2003 — \u003cstrong\u003ethis note issued during this period\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_invasion_of_Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUS-led invasion\u003c\/a\u003e (2003) — Saddam Hussein removed; Ba’ath Party dissolved; this note demonetized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Iraq (2003–date) — parliamentary system under US occupation and subsequent sovereignty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIraq Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIraq sits atop the world’s fifth-largest proven oil reserves — yet per capita income remains a fraction of neighboring Gulf states, a consequence of wars, sanctions, and decades of mismanagement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baghdad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBaghdad\u003c\/a\u003e in the 8th–9th century was the largest city on earth, home to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/House_of_Wisdom\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHouse of Wisdom\u003c\/a\u003e — a library and translation center that preserved Greek, Persian, and Indian knowledge while Europe was in the Dark Ages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe face on this note, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/a\u003e, was captured hiding in a hole in the ground near \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tikrit\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTikrit\u003c\/a\u003e in December 2003, nine months after the US invasion. He was executed by hanging in 2006.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis note was printed in 2002 — one year before the invasion that ended the government that issued it. It is a document of a state in its final year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe last Saddam note: printed one year before the end\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eP-87 was issued in 2002, the final full year of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saddam_Hussein\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaddam Hussein\u003c\/a\u003e’s government. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2003_invasion_of_Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUS-led invasion\u003c\/a\u003e came in March 2003; by April, Baghdad had fallen; by May, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coalition_Provisional_Authority\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCoalition Provisional Authority\u003c\/a\u003e had dissolved the Ba’ath Party and begun replacing the currency. \u003cstrong\u003eThis note was demonetized before the ink was a year old.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaddam’s portrait had appeared on Iraqi banknotes since the early 1980s — a standard feature of his personality cult, which extended to statues, murals, and public imagery across the country. The 100-dinar note was a workhorse denomination, used in everyday transactions. His face on a note this ordinary was not a statement of grandeur; it was wallpaper. \u003cstrong\u003eUbiquity was the point.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShenashils: the architecture of Old Baghdad\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse shows the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanasheel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eshenashils\u003c\/a\u003e — the distinctive projecting wooden balconies of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baghdad\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOld Baghdad\u003c\/a\u003e. These enclosed latticed bay windows, cantilevered over narrow streets, were a defining feature of the city’s traditional domestic architecture from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ottoman_Iraq\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eOttoman period\u003c\/a\u003e through the early 20th century. They served multiple purposes: shading the street below, catching cross-breezes, and allowing women to observe public life without being seen — a spatial solution to the social codes of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 2002, most of the original shenashil neighborhoods had been demolished or left to decay. Putting them on the currency was an act of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nostalgia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003enostalgic nationalism\u003c\/a\u003e — a government invoking an architectural heritage it had done little to preserve. \u003cstrong\u003eThe irony is that the invasion completed what neglect had started:\u003c\/strong\u003e much of what remained of Old Baghdad’s historic fabric was damaged or looted in the chaos of 2003 and after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn this document of Iraq’s final year under Saddam\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis P-87 is a 100-dinar note printed in 2002, the last year of the Ba’ath government, in UNC condition — never circulated, never spent, never used in the economy it was issued to serve. It carries the face of a dictator who would be dead within four years, above the image of an architectural tradition that was already disappearing. \u003cstrong\u003eA note that outlasted the government that printed it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued 2002. Demonetized 2003. Still here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52502627057975,"sku":"IQ87U","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/iraq-p-87-100-dinars-2002-heavily-circulated","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}