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100 Fils
| Issuer | Jordan |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1949-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central circular field bears the Arabic numeral denomination '١٠٠' (100) flanked by the Hijri date '١٣٦٨' above and the Christian era date '١٩٤٩' below, all enclosed within a crowned circle surmounted by the Hashemite royal crown. The crowned circle is further framed by ornamental olive and palm sprigs extending to either side. The circular legend in Arabic script reads 'المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية' (The Hashemite Kingdom of the Jordan), with the written denomination 'مائة فلس' (One Hundred Fils) incorporated within the design. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Jordan's first coinage series, issued in 1949, predates the country's formal declaration of a constitutional monarchy by just one year — Abdullah I was assassinated in July 1951 before the series had fully embedded itself in everyday commerce. The Hashemite Kingdom had only existed under that name since 1949, having been Transjordan until April of that year, which makes this issue part of a remarkably compressed period of state formation.
The Royal Mint in London struck this series under contract, as Jordan had no domestic minting infrastructure of its own.