Iraq 250 Fils 1972

History

250 Fils 1972, KM# 135, Iraq, 25th Anniversary of Ba'ath Party

Obverse. Photo © Podlaski Gabinet Numizmatyczny

Description

The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party was a political party founded in Syria by Michel Aflaq, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, and associates of Zaki al-Arsuzi. The party espoused Ba'athism (from Arabic: البعث‎ Al-Ba'ath or Ba'ath meaning "renaissance" or "resurrection"), which is an ideology mixing Arab nationalist, pan-Arabism, Arab socialist, and anti-imperialist interests. Ba'athism calls for unification of the Arab world into a single state. Its motto, "Unity, Liberty, Socialism", refers to Arab unity, and freedom from non-Arab control and interference. The party was founded by the merger of the Arab Ba'ath Movement, led by Aflaq and al-Bitar, and the Arab Ba'ath, led by al-Arsuzi, on 7 April 1947 as the Arab Ba'ath Party. The party quickly established branches in other Arab countries, although it would only hold power in Iraq and Syria.

Obverse	Tree, flower, plant etc. Palm Three palm trees in the foreground, a row of trees in the background both sides, years (Western year in Arabic numerals left and Arabic year right). Engraver: Geoffrey Colley ١٣٩٢ ١٩٧٢
Reverse	Value in Arabic in a central circle with lettering, the country name above. Inscription "Silver Jubilee of the Socialist Arab Ba'ath Party" below and date above it (7/4/1972). The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region, officially the Iraqi Regional Branch, is an Iraqi Ba'athist political party founded in 1951 by Fuad al-Rikabi. It was the Iraqi regional branch of the original Ba'ath Party before changing its allegiance to the Iraqi-dominated Ba'ath movement following the 1966 split within the original party. The party was officially banned following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, but despite this it still continues to function underground. الجمهورية العراقية ٢٥٠ ً فلسا
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