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1/2 Dinar - Hussein Pattern
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in aluminium bronze ring |
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| Reverse description | Central copper-nickel disc bears the fraction '1/2' in Eastern Arabic numerals at centre, surrounded by an elaborate arabesque foliate ornamental wreath rendered in intricate relief. The aluminium bronze outer ring carries a bilingual legend along the upper arc reading 'THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN' in Latin script, with 'HALF DINAR' at lower left and 'نصف دينار' (Half Dinar) at lower right in Arabic script. The dual Hijri and Gregorian dates '١٤١٧هـ ~ ١٩٩٧مـ' appear along the lower periphery of the ring. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Pattern coins issued by the Central Bank of Jordan in the late 1990s were part of a broader regional push to evaluate bimetallic technology before committing to production runs — the same clad-ring construction was being adopted across the Middle East as security against counterfeiting and to reduce long-term minting costs. This particular piece never advanced to circulation; Jordan ultimately issued bimetallic coinage in other denominations while the half-dinar remained outside the adopted series.
KM#Pn20 exists in extremely limited numbers, distributed primarily to mint officials and pattern archives.