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Iraqi dinar: research record

Evidence coverage: 1932–2003. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Iraqi dinar

IQD · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1932–2003; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Indian rupeeaccount unit branching · 1932
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Siblings

Pakistani rupeeShared predecessor: Indian rupee
Kuwaiti dinarShared predecessor: Indian rupee
Bahraini dinarShared predecessor: Indian rupee
Bhutanese ngultrumShared predecessor: Indian rupee
Myanmar kyatShared predecessor: Indian rupee
Mauritian rupeeShared predecessor: Indian rupee
Unit and issue records 1 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Iraqi Dinar — endpoint research dossierFTM000746 · C572
Monetary history 1 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

15 October 2003: scheduled exchange startScheduled currency unification

The CPA scheduled the note exchange for 15 October 2003–15 January 2004: one old dinar for one new dinar, but one Iraqi 'Swiss' dinar for 150 new dinars.

C572
Evidence & research notes 2 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C572

The CPA scheduled the note exchange for 15 October 2003–15 January 2004: one old dinar for one new dinar, but one Iraqi 'Swiss' dinar for 150 new dinars.

Coalition Provisional Authority; archived by University of North Texas · Iraq Currency Exchange Citation S306 · Open source ↗

Exchange timetable and exchange-rates sections

Supported C1115

The Iraqi currency-board system succeeded Indian-rupee circulation, which the Central Bank dates through 1932.

Central Bank of Iraq · History of the formation of Iraqi currency Citation S537 · Open source ↗

Opening history: Indian rupee circulation to 1932 and currency-board succession

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

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