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50 Dinars - Hussein Five Year Development Plan
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Value | 50 Dinars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing truncated bust of King Hussein bin Talal in civilian dress occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with fine portraiture detail. The royal coat of arms of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan appears at the apex above the effigy. Flowing Arabic inscriptions arc around the left and right periphery of the field, reading the king's name and royal title. Along the lower field, a horizontal Arabic legend reads 'Five Year Development Plan', with the plan dates '١٩٧٦ - ١٩٨٠' (1976–1980) inscribed beneath in Eastern Arabic numerals. |
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| Reverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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Jordan's Five Year Development Plan (1976–1980) was the Hashemite Kingdom's most ambitious postwar infrastructure program, channeling petrodollar-era Arab aid into agriculture, phosphate extraction, and transport links severed or disrupted by the 1967 and 1973 conflicts. These commemorative gold issues were authorized specifically to attract foreign capital and numismatic buyers at a moment when Jordan's economy was heavily dependent on remittances and external donors rather than domestic revenue.
Struck to .917 fineness — the traditional 22-karat standard — the series was produced in limited quantities with collector sets as the primary destination. Circulation was never the intent.