Description

Saddam Hussein became leader of Iraq in 1979 and became a symbol of Iraq to most of the rest of the world. He was present on banknotes from 1990 to 2003. The Iraqi banknotes from that time were printed in China and locally. Some people claim that Iraqi banknotes were printed on newspaper printing machines. As a result, the color, feel, durability and quality were pretty poor, so they were hard to authenticate. After Saddam Hussein was removed as leader of Iraq, new banknotes were printed. These were called the Bremer series, after Paul Bremer, the UN Provisional Coalition Administrator who led the country after the war. These banknotes had designs similar to those used in the 1970s and focused more on Iraqi landscapes and government buildings. The current banknotes in circulation are printed by DeLaRue and Giesecke & Devrient and include advanced security features and high-quality designs.