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50 Dinars - Hussein King Hussein 50th Birthday
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Weight | 17 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central device depicts the Royal Hashemite Crown surmounting a radiant sunburst, the whole flanked by two crossed olive branches tied at the base, forming a wreath-like composition emblematic of the Jordanian royal arms. An Arabic commemorative legend reading 'العيد الخمسون لميلاد جلالة الملك الحسين' curves around the upper periphery. The dual Gregorian and Hijri dates '١٩٨٥مـ' and '١٤٠٦هـ' appear in the field to either side of the central device. Along the lower rim, the denomination is inscribed bilingually as '50 DINARS' in Latin script and '٥٠ ديناراً' in Arabic numerals and script. |
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Issued to mark Hussein bin Talal's 50th birthday in 1985, this was one of several commemorative gold pieces Jordan produced during the 1980s as the monarchy sought to reinforce dynastic continuity during a period of regional instability — the Iran-Iraq War was entering its fifth year, and Jordan was quietly backing Baghdad. Fr#12 places it within a small family of Jordanian gold issues, none struck in large quantities.
The .917 fineness follows the traditional 22-karat crown gold standard, the same alloy used for British sovereigns.