This image was made from scratch by AnonMoos, using the following sources:

• The iq_1959.html page from the FOTW site (available at various web locations).
• The cover of the April 13, 1959 issue of Time magazine.
• Various images of early 1960's Iraqi currency.
• The descriptions at http://www.pjsymes.com.au/articles/CBI-First.htm
• The image near the bottom of http://www.jeanpaulleblanc.com/Iraq.htm

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