Iraq 1/4 Dinar 1950 – King Faisal II – Pick P-27 Good VF, Original. 

Issued in 1950 under the Law of 1947, this quarter dinar belongs to the first
Banknote series of the National Bank of Iraq.

The front features a youthful portrait of King Faisal II, while the reverse depicts palm trees.

Printed in England by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., the note also features a watermark of the king.

Faisal II became king in 1939 at just three years old, following the death of his father, King Ghazi.

At the time this note was issued, Iraq was governed under the regency of Prince Abd al-Ilah.

Faisal assumed full royal powers in 1953, but his reign ended tragically in the military coup of July 14, 1958,

which brought the Iraqi monarchy to an end.

A historical banknote from the final decade of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq.

Rare find at this original grade.