500 Iraqi Dinars Banknote (Dukan Dam)

500 Dinars Iraqi Dinar (Issued 2015)

In post-2003 Iraq, a 500 Dinar note represented a modest but meaningful sum in everyday transactions — enough to cover basic goods at a local market stall or contribute towards household essentials during a period of gradual economic reconstruction. Ordinary Iraqis would have handled this note regularly, passing it between traders, vendors, and families navigating a rebuilding economy. Issued by the Central Bank of Iraq as part of its modern currency series, this 2015-dated note reflects the institutional effort to establish a stable, secure, and recognisable national currency. The denomination sits within the lower-to-mid range of circulating Iraqi Dinar notes, making it one of the more commonly encountered pieces in daily commerce.

On the front, the central design features a striking engraved vignette of the Darbandikhan Dam, a major hydroelectric structure situated in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on the Diyala River. The dam is depicted in fine intaglio-style engraving, set within a dramatic rocky gorge landscape with the reservoir stretching behind it, rendered in cool teal, blue-grey, and pale green tones. Arabic text dominates the upper portion of the note, with the denomination inscription “خمسمائة دينار” (Five Hundred Dinars) prominently displayed in bold Arabic script across the centre. The issuing authority, the Central Bank of Iraq, is referenced in Arabic text, and a governor’s signature line appears in the lower right area. Serial numbers are printed in red on both the upper right and lower left of the note face, reading “٣٨٠١١٠٢” in Eastern Arabic numerals alongside the year references “١٤٣٦ – ٢٠١٥” in the upper left margin, corresponding to both the Hijri and Gregorian calendar years. The denomination numeral “500” appears in large format on the left side and in a circular underprint element at the lower left, while a smaller “500” appears at the lower right. The overall background is composed of fine guilloché patterns in light green and cream tones, providing an anti-counterfeiting substrate across the entire face. A watermark zone is visible in the lighter unprinted area to the right of the dam vignette. The border design incorporates repeating geometric and floral micro-patterns in a teal palette, consistent with modern Central Bank of Iraq security printing standards.

The reverse of the note is dominated by a bold central engraving of a Lamassu — the iconic ancient Mesopotamian protective deity depicted as a human-headed winged bull, a symbol drawn directly from Assyrian antiquity and among the most recognisable emblems of Iraq’s ancient civilisation. The Lamassu is rendered in detailed intaglio engraving with fine line work capturing the musculature, feathered wings, and the characteristic frontal human face with a formal beard and horned crown. To the right of the Lamassu stands an engraved figure of a robed Assyrian deity or guardian, depicted in profile in the classic Mesopotamian relief style. The inscription “Central Bank of Iraq” runs along the top of the reverse in English, while the Arabic equivalent “بانكی ناوەندی عێراق” appears alongside it. The denomination “500” is printed in large numerals at the upper right and lower left in teal and green ink, with the full text “Five Hundred Dinars” in English running along the lower portion. To the left of the Lamassu, a large decorative rosette element is visible, featuring a circular guilloché pattern in yellow-gold, blue, and green concentric rings, serving both as an ornamental device and a latent security feature. The background across the reverse is composed of pale green and cream guilloché wave patterns, and the outer border repeats the geometric micro-printing motifs visible on the front. Arabic text identifying the denomination as “خمسمائة دينار” also appears on the lower left of the reverse.

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