شعار العراق 1959-1965
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.htmThe SVG representation of the enclosing frame of the emblem was converted from the following PostScript code:

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