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| Jordan
Coinage: 1949 |
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under King:
Abdullah I
bin al-Hussein |
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Currency:
Dinar = 10 Dirhams = 100 piastres (qirsh) = 1000 fils |
| Before 1949, Jordan used
the Palestinian pound as its currency. |
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| AH1368 - 1949
[1st Issue: 1949] |
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Jordanian coins ever. It consists of 7 coins (6 denominations). The initial
batch of the 1 Fils denomination was erroneously minted bearing the
incorrect singular "Fil". This was fixed in later strikes, thus creating KM
#1 and KM #2. |
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KM#1
1 Fil.
Year:
AH1368 - 1949.
Weight: 3.00g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
18.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
Value and date within crowned circle
having sprigs below. Al-Mamlaka(t) Al-Urduniya(t) Al-Hashemiya(t)
written outside the circle.
Two stars on both sides of the crown.
Reverse:
Denomination in circle. Value above and date below the circle. "The
Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan" written outside the circle with a
star at the bottom.
Mintage:
350,000 + 25 (Proof), including below.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdullah
ibn al-Hussein. Note: "FIL" is
an error/wrong Arabic singular for "FILS". |
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KM#2
1 Fils.
Year:
AH1368 - 1949.
Weight: 3.00g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
18.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
Value and date within crowned circle
having sprigs below. Al-Mamlaka(t) Al-Urduniya(t) Al-Hashemiya(t)
written outside the circle.
Two stars on both sides of the crown.
Reverse:
Denomination in circle. Value above and date below the circle. "The
Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan" written outside the circle with a
star at the bottom.
Mintage:
including above.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdullah
ibn al-Hussein. |
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KM#3
5 Fils (½ Qirsh).
Year:
AH1368 - 1949.
Weight: 5.90g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
24.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
Value and date within crowned circle
having sprigs below. Al-Mamlaka(t) Al-Urduniya(t) Al-Hashemiya(t)
written outside the circle.
Two stars on both sides of the crown.
Reverse:
Denomination in circle. Value above and date below the circle. "The
Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan" written outside the circle with a
star at the bottom.
Mintage:
3,300,000 + 25 (Proof).
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdullah
ibn al-Hussein. |
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KM#4
10 Fils (Qirsh).
Year:
AH1368 - 1949.
Weight: 9.90g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
27.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
Value and date within crowned circle
having sprigs below. Al-Mamlaka(t) Al-Urduniya(t) Al-Hashemiya(t)
written outside the circle.
Two stars on both sides of the crown.
Reverse:
Denomination in circle. Value above and date below the circle. "The
Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan" written outside the circle with a
star at the bottom.
Mintage:
2,700,000 + 25 (Proof).
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdullah
ibn al-Hussein. |
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KM#5
20 Fils.
Year:
AH1368 - 1949.
Weight: 3.85g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
19.50 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
Value and date within crowned circle
having sprigs below. Al-Mamlaka(t) Al-Urduniya(t) Al-Hashemiya(t)
written outside the circle.
Two stars on both sides of the crown.
Reverse:
Denomination in circle. Value above and date below the circle. "The
Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan" written outside the circle with a
star at the bottom.
Mintage:
1,570,000 + 25 (Proof).
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdullah
ibn al-Hussein. |
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KM#6
50 Fils (½ Dirham).
Year:
AH1368 - 1949.
Weight: 7.40g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
26.00 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
Value and date within crowned circle
having sprigs below. Al-Mamlaka(t) Al-Urduniya(t) Al-Hashemiya(t)
written outside the circle.
Two stars on both sides of the crown.
Reverse:
Denomination in circle. Value above and date below the circle. "The
Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan" written outside the circle with a
star at the bottom.
Mintage:
2,700,000 + 25 (Proof).
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdullah
ibn al-Hussein. |
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KM#7
100 Fils (Dirham).
Year:
AH1368 - 1949.
Weight: 11.97g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
30.00 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal
Mint.
Obverse:
Value and date within crowned circle
having sprigs below. Al-Mamlaka(t) Al-Urduniya(t) Al-Hashemiya(t)
written outside the circle.
Two stars on both sides of the crown.
Reverse:
Denomination in circle. Value above and date below the circle. "The
Hashemite Kingdom of The Jordan" written outside the circle with a
star at the bottom.
Mintage:
2,000,000 + 25 (Proof).
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdullah
ibn al-Hussein. |
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Earlier Coinage:
View coins issued during the rule of other rulers of Jordan:
- 1949: Abdullah I ibn al-Hussein
(current page).
- 1955, 1960, 1962, 1964-1965, 1967-1970, 1972, 1974-1975 and 1977:
Hussein ibn Talal.
- 1978, 1980-1981, 1984-1985, 1989 and 1991-1999:
Hussein ibn Talal as part 2
- 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008-2009:
Abdullah II ibn Hussein.
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