Both sides shown:
The plaque is from the Palms Casino, which was located in the Palm Beach Hotel, Abu Nawas St, Baghdad, Iraq. Both sides of the plaque are shown: one side is in English; the reverse side in Arabic. It just gives the denomination (250); it does not say dinar or dollar. They are very large, heavy, top-quality Bourgogne et Gasset-style plaque, probably made by that firm. There are two lunettes, and at the bottom is the finely etched unique serial number.
Serial # is: 00058
The plaques were found with the same style "Palms Casino Baghdad" casino chips which were traced by Gene Trimble to their manufacturing records: the records show that the coin-in-center chips were made in 1985 (while Saddam was in power) by the Bud Jones Co., Las Vegas, Nevada, for John Huxley Co. (the well-known London gambling supply distributor) for the now-defunct Iraqi casino. Likely the plaques have the same dates.
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