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1/2 Dinar - Abdullah II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Jordan |
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| Year | 2000-2020 |
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| Value | 1/2 Dinar |
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| Reverse description | The copper-nickel inner disc displays the Arabic numeral fraction '١/٢' (one-half) at centre, surrounded by an elaborate floral and arabesque wreath motif. The brass outer ring bears the legend 'THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN' along the upper arc in Latin script, with 'HALF DINAR' at lower left and the Arabic equivalent 'نصف دينار' at lower right. The dual date, presented in both Hijri and Gregorian calendars, appears along the bottom of the outer ring. |
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| Mintage | 1421 (2000) - ١٤٢١هـ-٢٠٠٠مـ - 1421 (2000) - ١٤٢١هـ-٢٠٠٠مـ Mint Sets (KM#MS4) - 1427 (2006) - ١٤٢٧ ٢٠٠٦ - 1429 (2008) - ١٤٢٩ ٢٠٠٨ - 1430 (2009) - ١٤٣٠-٢٠٠٩ - 1433 (2012) - ١٤٣٣-٢٠١٢ - 1442 (2020) - ١٤٤٢-٢٠٢٠ - |
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Jordan's bimetallic coinage program expanded in 2000 partly in response to counterfeiting pressure on smaller cupro-nickel issues, with the two-tone construction making replication significantly harder for low-tech operations. Abdullah II had ascended to the throne only the previous year following the death of his father Hussein, and the new coin series effectively served as the first major circulating coinage issued under his authority.
KM#79 ran across two decades without a major design revision — unusual longevity for a head-of-state portrait coin during a period when several neighboring central banks refreshed their circulating issues.