Small Rectangular Silver Box with 1/4 Iraqi Dinar

Object/Artifact

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Small pressed silver-plated rectangular box with a 1/4 dinar banknote.: Image of the small silver rectangular box embossed with a leaf swirl design. Cascading out of the box is a green 1/4 dinar banknote. King Faisal II is depicted as a young man on the note.
Small pressed silver-plated rectangular box with a 1/4 dinar banknote.

Image of the small silver rectangular box embossed with a leaf swirl design. Cascading out of the box is a green 1/4 dinar banknote. King Faisal II is depicted as a young man on the note.

Name/Title

Small Rectangular Silver Box with 1/4 Iraqi Dinar

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000404

Description

Small pressed silver-plated rectangular box with a 1/4 dinar banknote from Iraq. Based on the design of the note, it was likely printed in 1953-1959. The man on the note is King Faisal II as a young man. King Faisal II was the last King of Iraq from 1939-1958 until he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. His assassination marked the end of the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq and the birth of the republic. A ¼ dinar is roughly equal to 0.82 cents in United Stated dollars.

Context

The small box and banknote belonged to the Jordan family.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

County

Iran

Continent

Asia

Parts

Count

2

Parts

1 box; 1 banknote