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1/4 Dinar - Hussein
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1970-1975 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#28, Schön#28 |
| Obverse description | Bare-headed portrait of King Hussein bin Talal in right-facing profile, rendered in high relief with fine sculptural detail. The effigy occupies the central field, with the king depicted in a contemporary, naturalistic style. A circular Arabic legend surrounds the portrait, reading along both sides of the coin's inner border: 'الحسين بن طلال ملك المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية' (Hussein bin Talal, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan). The coin's milled border frames the design. The engraving is the work of Philip Nathan. |
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| Reverse description | A large, stylized olive tree with a spreading canopy occupies the central field, enclosed within a wreath of olive branches tied at the base. The year of issue appears in both Western (e.g. 1970) and Arabic-Indic (e.g. ١٣٩٠) numerals flanking the tree's trunk in the lower central field. The Latin legend 'THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN' curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 'QUARTER DINAR' appears at the lower right and its Arabic equivalent 'ربع دينار' at the lower left, all separated by the wreath border. A denticulated rim frames the entire reverse design. The engraving is the work of Michael Rizzello. |
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Jordan's quarter dinar series of this period was produced during a politically volatile stretch that included the Black September conflict of 1970, when King Hussein's government fought a brief but brutal civil war against Palestinian fedayeen factions operating within Jordanian territory. The fighting effectively paralyzed normal economic life for months. That the mint maintained continuity of issue across the full 1970–1975 span reflects the deliberate effort to project institutional stability through an unbroken currency presence.